Species Volutoconus keppelensis Bail & Limpus, 2013
- Volutoconus keppelensis Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 2013. Revision of the genus Volutoconus Crosse 1871 (GASTROPODA: VOLUTIDAE). Visaya 4(1): 25-75 [39-40, pl. 19-20, Text figs 18, 26-30].
Type data:
Holotype NTM P43154, 25 to 50 m, off Yeppoon, Keppel Bay, central Queensland.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 2013. Revision of the genus Volutoconus Crosse 1871 (GASTROPODA: VOLUTIDAE). Visaya 4(1): 25-75 [39-40, pl. 19-20]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Volutoconus grossi (Iredale, 1927). —
Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107. [214, pl. 107, figs 1-2] (AsKeppel Bay form) - Volutoconus grossi grossi (Iredale, 1927). —
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1974. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed Vol. 2 Rev., pp. 168. [134, pl. 89, fig. 6]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
V. keppelensis extends from north of the Capricorn Channel, through Keppel Bay, north to Mackay, between the mainland and the Great Barrier Reef
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 2013. Revision of the genus Volutoconus Crosse 1871 (GASTROPODA: VOLUTIDAE). Visaya 4(1): 25-75 [39, Text fig. 18]
Ecological Descriptors
On sandy substrate from 50 to 100 m
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVOIDEA | 09-Oct-2014 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |