original description
Watson, R.B. (1880). Mollusca of H. M. S. 'Challenger' expedition. Part VI. Turritellidae. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society - Zoology.</em> 15: 217-230., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38644488
page(s): 222-223 [details]
additional source
Iredale, T. (1924). Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 49(3): 179-278., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35095196
page(s): 247 [details]
additional source
Suter H. (1913). <i>Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca with an atlas of quarto plates</i>. Wellington. xxiii + 1120 pp. [1913] Atlas pls 1-72 [1915]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1322773
page(s): 266-267 [details]
additional source
Watson, R. B. (1886). <i>Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76</i>. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology 15 (part 42): 1-756, pls 1-50. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2004568
page(s): 478 [details]
additional source
Smith, E. A. (1915). Mollusca. Part I. - Gastropoda Prosobranchia, Scaphopoda and Pelecypoda. <em>British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition, Natural History Reports (Zoology).</em> 2(4): 61-112, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/965528
page(s): 80-81 [details]
additional source
Hedley, C. (1913). Studies on Australian Mollusca, part XI. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 38(2): 258-339, pls 16-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6407315
page(s): 292 [details]
additional source
Murdoch, R.; Suter, H. (1906). Results of dredging on the continental shelf of New Zealand. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 38: 278-305., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3307855
page(s): 292 [details]
source of synonymy
Garrard, T. A. (1972). A revision of Australian Recent and Tertiary Turritellidae (Gastropoda, Mollusca). <em>J. Malac. Soc. Aust.</em> 2(3): 267-338.
page(s): 328 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Watson (1881:222; 1886:478) mentions both stations 162 (Bass Strait, East of Moncoeur Island) as well as 167a (Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand) as localities for his new species Turritella carlottae.
Nor Suter (1913:267) nor Murdoch & Suter (1905:292) address the issue of occurrence in both Australia and New Zealand, yet treat it with priority as opposed to "vittata Hutton (non Lamk.)". Like Smith (1915:80-81), the present editor / reviser has as yet not been able to trace back any name introduced by Lamarck resembling or equal to Turritella vittata.
Hedley (1913:292) briefly addressed (some of) the type material only stating that the label admits the identity of carlottae with vittata and that "..., this datum does not justify the admission of T. vittata Hutton to the Australian list by Pritchard and Gatliff"
Iredale (1924:247) referred to the note by Smith (1915:80) that Hedley never actually saw the Bass Strait specimen as it is preserved separately from the "tablet" to which Hedley refers. Iredale suggests the separated Bass Strait sample is a specimen of tasmanica Ten. Woods (= atkinsoni Tate & May, 1900)
Garrard (1972:328) briefly addresses the Bass Strait locality, stating that - apart from the "Challenger" material - no further samples of vittata have been recorded from that locality, yet concludes that its esistence as an Australian species must still be regarded with doubt.
Based on Smith and Iredale, it would however be safe to assume that vittata does not occur in Australian waters, and is confined to New Zealand only.
Both samples are preserved at NHMUK (not yet seen by present editor / reviser). Although both type samples are clearly not conspecific (fide Smith, 1915:80-81), the Australian occurrence still is part of the original description and type material, and as such here listed as type locality, let it be as "doubtful". [details]