Species Phasianella variegata Lamarck, 1822
Variegated Pheasant
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Reviewed by Bruce Marshall (Tepapa, New Zealand).
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Phasianella variegata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Suite des Gastéropodes. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(2) 232 pp. [Date published Apr. 1822] [53].
- Phasinella montebelloensis Preston, H.B. 1914. Description of new species of land and marine shells from the Montebello Island, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 11: 13-18 [Date published 30 Mar. 1914] [14].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Robertson, R. 2010. Pheasant snails (Phasianella). American Conchologist 38(2): 17-22 [17-22]
Generic Combinations
- Phasianella variegata (Lamarck, 1822). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [102, pl. 11, figs 4a-e]
Robertson, R. 2010. Pheasant snails (Phasianella). American Conchologist 38(2): 17-22 [17-22]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Algal substrate, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
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. [70] (Variegated Pheasant)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | TURBINIDAE | 22-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 26-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |