Species Williamia radiata (Pease, 1862)

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Species Williamia radiata (Pease, 1862)

Tecturia radiata Pease, W.H. 1860. Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Sandwich Islands, Part II. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 28: 141–148 [437].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1962837, Sandwich Islands, Hawaii.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1962838, same data as lectotype.
Subsequent designation references:
Kay, E.A. 1965. Marine Molluscs in the Cuming collection, British Museum (Natural History) described by William Harper Pease. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology suppl. 1: 1-96, pls 1-14 [66].
Capulus nutatus Hedley, C. 1908. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part 10. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 33: 456–489 [467] [pl.9, figs. 15, 16].
Type data:
Holotype AM C29106, Balmoral Beach, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM C143080 12 specimens.
Roya kermadecensis Iredale, T. 1912. New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 10: 217-228, pl. 9, 3 text figs [218, pl. 9, fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype CMNZ, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Jenkins, B. & Köhler, F. 2024. Hidden in plain sight: Systematic review of Indo-West Pacific Siphonariidae uncovers extensive cryptic diversity based on comparative morphology and mitochondrial phylogenetics (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Megataxa 13(1): 1-217 [195-199]

Generic Combinations

Roya nutata (Hedley, 1908). —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [31]
Williamia nutata (Hedley, 1908).
Williamia radiata nutatus (Hedley, 1908).

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

Marshall, B.A. 1981. The genus Williamia in the western Pacific (Mollusca: Siphonariidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 8: 487-492 [488]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand and Hawaii (nominal subspecies).

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
29-May-2025	SIPHONARIMORPHA	14-Apr-2025	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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