Species Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821)

Museums

Natica melastoma Swainson, W. 1821. Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their natural affinities. London : Baldwin, Cradock & Joy Vol. 2 pls 19-83. [issued 1821, dated 1820-1821]. [pl. 79].
Type data:
Status unknown, locality unknown.

Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821). —
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 [57]
Polinices (Conuber) melastomus (Swainson, 1821). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [220, pl. 36, fig. 35]

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Intertidal, marine, mud flats, sand flats.

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	CAENOGASTROPODA	23-Jan-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Bryan Lessard
01-Jun-2021	NATICIDAE	25-Jul-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021		23-Jul-2012	MOVED
		17-Feb-2012	MODIFIED