Maxwell, Stephen J., Watt, Jessica, Rymer, Tasmin L., and Congdon, Bradley C. (2021) A checklist of near-shore Strombidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neostromboidae) on Green Island, Queensland. Biogeographia, 36. a004.

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Abstract

This study provides a checklist of the distribution and relative abundance of Strombidae from the near-shore environment of Green Island, Queensland, Australia. Historical records indicate that this island has not been surveyed for at least half a century. We used an opportunistic sighting survey method, where we walked the path of the receding tidal line around the island, counting and measuring all species that we observed directly. We also recorded the substrate on which each individual was collected as sand, sand-seagrass or seagrass. Eleven species of Strombidae were found. The survey provided the first record of Ministrombus athenius (Duclos, 1844) from North Queensland. This study provides base-line data on the presence and distribution of near-shore Stromboidea that will enable future studies to detect and monitor changes in the composition of near-shore strombid species.

Item ID:	68611
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2475-5257
Keywords:	Coral Reef, Green Island, Mollusca, Queensland, Strombidae
Copyright Information:	© Maxwell et al., 2021. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2021 02:48
FoR Codes:	31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) @ 100%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180504 Marine biodiversity @ 100%
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