Genus Eumetula Thiele, 1912

Museums

Regional Maps

• Eumetula Thiele, J. 1912. Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. pp. 183-285, pls 11-19 in Thiele, J. (ed). Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Berlin : Georg Reimer Vol. 13. [205].

  Type species:

   Eumeta (Eumetula) dilecta Thiele, 1912 (= Eumetula dilecta) by original designation, see Engl, W. 2012. Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim : Conchbooks 402 pp. [124].
• Altispecula Powell, W.B. 1930. New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water dredgings. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 60: 532-543, pls 60-62 [Date published 31 March] [539].

  Type species:

   Cerithiopsis geniculosus Hedley, 1911 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

General References

Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [362]

Marshall, B. A. 1978. Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of New Zealand, and a provisional classification of the family. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5: 47-120 [72]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [257]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	09-Apr-2025	MODIFIED	Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS)
	TRIPHOROIDEA	21-Oct-2014	ADDED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)