Species Rissoina ponderi Sleurs, 2022
- Rissoina ponderi Sleurs, W.J.M. 2022. Rissoina ponderi n. sp. (Caenogastropoda: Rissoinidae) a new endemic species from New South Wales and a comparison with the related species Rissoina elegantula Angas, 1880. Molluscan Research 42(3): 221-228 [224].
Type data:
Holotype AMS C.163508/1 dry shell, Sydney Harbour, off Ball’s Head, NSW.
Paratype(s) AMS C.163508/2-6 5 dry shells, same data as holotype.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Rissoina elegantula Angas, 1880 [misidentification, in part]. —
Tate, R. 1899. Contribution to a revision of the Recent Rissoidae of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 23(2): 230-244 [242] (misidentification, in part)
Introduction
Previously identified as Rissoina elegantula Angas, 1880 (currently as Zebinella elegantula) but east coast specimens identified as a separate species by Sleurs (2022) with Z. elegantula restricted to southern coast of Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
North of Forster to south of Batemans Bay, NSW; temperate
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
General References
Laseron, C.F. 1950. Review of the Rissoidae of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 22: 257-287, figs 1-94 [261] (as Rissoina elegantula, in part)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISSOOIDEA Gray, 1847 | 08-Apr-2025 | ADDED |