Species Vasum turbinellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Murex turbinellus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [750].
• Volutella nigra Perry, G. 1811. Conchology, or the natural history of shells containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings, executed from the natural specimens and including the latest discoveries. London : W. Miller 4 pp., 62 pls. [pl. 26, fig. 1].
• Turbinella cornigera Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [105].
• Turbinella variolaris Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [110].

 

Generic Combinations

• Vasum turbinellum [sic] (Linnaeus, 1758). —
  Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [60, pl. 8a, fig. 2]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

Abbott, R.T. 1959. The family Vasidae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(1): 15-32 [16]

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [60, pl. 8a, fig. 2]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	OLIVOIDEA	19-Oct-2015	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		28-Nov-2011	MODIFIED