Aliculastrum tumidum (Burn, 1978:101)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Nipponatys tumida Burn, 1978:101 [protonym]; Nipponatys tumidus Burn, 1978:101 [basionym]
Conservation Status
Last record: Recent (Burn, 1978:101-102)
Rediscovered in: September 1963 (recently dead; intact periostracum) (Burn, 1978:101-102); live individuals since taken (Burn, 2006:8)
Distribution & Habitat
Queensland, Tasmania & Victoria, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Burn, Robert. (1978). A review of Australian species of Austrocylichna, Nipponatys, Cylichnatys and Diniatys (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Haminoeidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 4(1-2): 93-112.
Other references:
Burn, Robert. (2006). A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait
area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10: 1-38.
McNamara, Kenneth J., Long, John A. and Brimmell, K. (1991). Catalogue of type fossils in the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 39: 1-106.
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aliculastrum tumidum (Burn, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1344271 on 2025-06-04
Oskars T. R., Too C. C., Rees D., Mikkelsen P. M., Willassen E. and Malaquias M. A. E. (2019). A molecular phylogeny of the gastropod family Haminoeidae sensu lato (Heterobranchia: Cephalaspidea): a generic revision. Invertebrate Systematics 33(2): 426-472. https://doi.org/10.1071/is18051