Species Mormulasta iredalei Laseron, 1959

Museums

Regional Maps

• Mormulasta iredalei Laseron, C. 1959. The family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from northern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 10: 177-267, figs 1-213 [242, figs. 180-182] [secondary homonym of Tathrella iredalei Laseron, 1959 when both placed in Turbonilla however currently treated as valid in Mormulasta ].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.105366, QLD, GBR, Michaelmas Cay [16°36'S, 145°59'E].
  Paratype(s) AM C.108186, QLD, GBR, Michaelmas Cay [16°36'S, 145°59'E].

  Secondary source:

   MolluscaBase eds. 2024. Tathrella Laseron, 1959. MolluscaBase. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818591 [Accessed on 2025-04-10].

 

Generic Combinations

• Turbonilla iredalei (Laseron, 1959). —
  Hori, S. 2011. Valid names and classification of Australian Pyramidellidae (revised by S. Hori in 2-6 May 2011). Australian Museum Malacology Library, Family Pyramidellidae. Unpublished manuscript. 5 pp.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Notes

Turbonilla iredalei Laseron, 1959 is not an available name, as it is a junior secondary homonyn, as listed in the synonymy above. The status of Laseron’s taxon needs to be sorted out in the context of a revision as it may prove to be a synonym of an existing valid name

 

General References

Coleman, N. 1981. What shell is that? Sydney : Lansdowne Press, Sydney 308 pp. [226, fig. 634]

Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp. [62, pl. 6, fig. 20]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-Apr-2025	HETEROBRANCHIA	10-Apr-2025	MOVED
04-Dec-2018	HETEROBRANCHIA	10-Apr-2025	MODIFIED
03-Oct-2018	HETEROSTROPHA	07-Jul-2016	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		27-Jun-2011	ADDED