Species Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melon Conch, Winding-stair Volema
- Volegalea wardiana Iredale, T. 1938. A new name for an old shell. The Australian Zoologist 9: 172 [172].
Generic Combinations
- Pugilina cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [75, pl. 12, fig. 4] - Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Landau, B. & Vermeij, G.J. 2013. A new species of Pugilina (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Melongeninae) from the Lower Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. Basteria 77(4-6): 89-95 [93]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Alf, A., Kreipl, K & Thach, N.N. 2002. The Melongininae of Viet Nam (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). Spixiana (Munich) 25(3): 199-208 [207]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [75, pl. 12, fig. 4]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [158, pl. 22, fig. 1] (Winding-stair Volema)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [144, pl. 145] (Melon Conch)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 06-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |