Species Murdochella macrina Iredale, 1936
- Murdochella macrina Iredale, T. 1936. Australian molluscan notes. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [302, pl. 22, fig. 19].
Type data:
Holotype presumably at Aus.Mus., 22 miles off Narrabeen, NSW, Australia, 147 m (80 fathoms). - Glyptozaria westralia Garrard, T.A. 1982. A supplement to Australian recent Turritellidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 5(3-4): 195-200 [198-199, fig. 8].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Beechey, D. 2008. Murdochella macrina Iredale, 1936. The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Murdochella_macrina.htm
Generic Combinations
- Murdochella macrina (Iredale, 1936). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [279]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
75-158 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2008. Murdochella macrina Iredale, 1936. The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Murdochella_macrina.htm (date accessed 7/3/2012)
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [51]
Marshall, B. 2014. Murdochella macrina Iredale, 1936. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: at on 2015-09-15. World Register of Marine Species. http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=524043 (Accessed on 2015-09-15)
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [136, fig. 426]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | EPITONIOIDEA | 15-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |
| 13-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |