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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Melo miltonis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta miltonis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834

Common Name

Milton's Melon Shell p.164 [as Cymbium miltonis]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Southern Baler Shell p.252, pl.694 []      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

SA to Abrolhos, WA

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia: SW coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to depths of 20 m {POPPE1992A} ]
depth: subtidal 
larvae/young: direct development 
larvae/young: oviparous 
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Angas, G.F. 1864. p.54 [ as Melo miltonis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) ]  New combination
 Cotton, B.C. 1936. p.505 [ as Melo miltonis Gray ]  General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1944. p.143 Biology and ecology
 Gray, J. E. 1855. p.55 [ as Cymbium miltonis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) ]  New combination
 Knudsen, J. 1993. p.107 Biology and ecology
 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.190, pl. 86,figs. 1-3 [ synonymy, distribution, habitat, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.74, pl. 28E-F [ synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.125, pl. 27, figs. 2, 4, 6, 7, [ pl. 26A, fig. 2, description, distribution, habitat and synonymy ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Cymbiolinae Bondarev, 1995
                            Melo Broderip in Sowerby, 1826
                              Melo miltonis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12416) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-03-03.