Species Sabia australis (Lamarck, 1819)
- Patella australis Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [335].
Type data:
Status unknown, New Holland = Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Hipponix australis (Lamarck, 1819). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [161, pl. 22, figs 11a-c] - Sabia australis (Lamarck, 1819). —
Dautzenberg, P. 1929. Mollusca II: Mollusca marina testacea. In, Petit, G. (ed). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Françaises 3: 321-636, pls 4-7
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), 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), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
"lives in groups on the shells of other gastropods" (Wilson, 1993)
General References
Beechey, D. 2007. Hipponix australis (Lamarck, 1819). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Hipponicidae/Pages/Hipponix_australis.htm (date accessed 23/03/2012)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [161, pl. 22, figs 11a-c]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 | 09-Nov-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | VANIKOROIDEA | 22-Feb-2016 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 03-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |