Species Volutoconus grossi (Iredale, 1927)
Gross's Volute, McMichael's Volute, Tin Can Bay Volute
- Amoria grossi Iredale, T. 1927. Caloundra Shells. The Australian Zoologist 4: 331-336, pl. 46 [336, pl. 46, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.19213 dry, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia [26°49'1.2'S,153°10'1.2'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 2013. Revision of the genus Volutoconus Crosse 1871 (GASTROPODA: VOLUTIDAE). Visaya 4(1): 25-75 [35-37, pl. 13-15, Text Figs. 18-21]
Generic Combinations
- Cymbiola (Volutoconus) grossi (Iredale, 1927). —
Abbott, R.T. 1958. Notes on the anatomy of the Australian Volutes, bednalli and grossi. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 2: 2-7, pl. 1, text figs 1-3 [3, pl. 1, figs 1, 2] (New combination) - Volutoconus grossi (Iredale, 1927). —
Weaver, C.S. 1960. The "Hawaiian Scientific Expedition" collects rare Western Australian Volutes. Hawaiian Shell News 8(11): 1,3, figs 1-4 [1, 3, fig. 6]
McMichael, D.F. 1966. A New Subspecies of Volutoconus grossi (Iredale) (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from North Queensland. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 9: 53-56, pl. 14 [54, pl. 14]
Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107. [213, pl. 106, fig. 3]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [117, pl. 21, figs 3D-E] - Volutoconus grossi grossi (Iredale, 1927). —
Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. Living Volutes - A Monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. Monograph Series No. 1. Greenville Delaware : Delaware Museum of Natural History pp. 1-375. [137, pl. 62A-C, figs 30e-g] - Volutoconus grossi mcmichaeli. —
Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. Living Volutes - A Monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. Monograph Series No. 1. Greenville Delaware : Delaware Museum of Natural History pp. 1-375. [137, pl. 62D-E]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Townsville, Queensland to Port Macquarie, New South Wales (Wilson1993B). From Laurieton, NSW to Break Sea Spit, Queensland. Northward, a further isolated population is also found from off Bustard Bay, Queensland (Bail & Limpus 2013).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), 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 [36, Text Fig. 18]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine, on gravel, sand, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
27-200 m; between 50 and 150 m on sandy substrate
General References
Allan, J. 1956. The reappearance of a rare Australian volute shell, Amoria grossi Iredale (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a new record for New South Wales. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 48-49, fig. 1 [48] (As Amoria grossi)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [284] (McMichael's Volute, Tin Can Bay Volute)
McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [98] (Gross's Volute)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | OLIVOIDEA | 02-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 28-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |