Species Leiosolenus (Leiosolenus) simplex (Iredale, 1939)
Small Date Mussel
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Lithophaga simplex Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [421, pl. 6, fig. 25].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60403, Great Barrier Reef, Low Islands, Queensland, Australia [16°22‘58.8‘S 145°34‘1.2‘E].
Generic Combinations
- Leiosolenus (Leiosolenus) simplex (Iredale, 1939).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Lithophaga lessepsiana (Vaillant, 1865). —
Wilson, B.R. 1979. A revision of Queensland lithophagine mussels (Bivalvia: Mytilidae: Lithophaginae). Records of the Australian Museum 32: 435-489 [450] (a misidentification) - Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) simplex Iredale, 1939.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth: lower intertidal, lower intertidal levels of the reef front slope (Queensland); habit: boring, infaunal; habitat: reef flats, reef flat pools (Queensland); substrate: coral, infest live host coral; for example Stylophora pistillata (Great Barrier reef, Wilson 1985; Red Sea, Arnaud & Thomassin 1976).
General References
Arnaud, P.M. & Thomassin, B.A. 1976. First records and adaptive significance of boring into a free-living scleractinian coral Heteropsammia michelini by a date mussel Lithophaga lessepsiana. Veliger 4 18: 367-374 [373] (as Lithophaga lessepsiana (Vaillant, 1865))
Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. The Great Barrier Reef and adjacent isles: a comprehensive survey for visitor, naturalist and photographer. Sydney : Coral Press 209 pp. [89, pl. 83] (as Lithophaga lessepsiana (Vaillant, 1865))
Kleemann, K.H. 1980. Boring bivalves and their host corals from the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Molluscan Studies 46: 13-54 [32] (as Lithophaga lessepsiana (Vaillant, 1865); 38, as Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) simplex Iredale, 1939)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [92, fig. 216] (as Lithophaga lessepsiana (Vaillant, 1865))
Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [55] (as Lithophaga lessepsiana (Vaillant, 1865))
Wilson, B.R. 1979. A revision of Queensland lithophagine mussels (Bivalvia: Mytilidae: Lithophaginae). Records of the Australian Museum 32: 435-489 [450, figs 18(6-10), text figs 5-8] (as Lithophaga lessepsiana (Vaillant, 1865))
Wilson, B.R. 1985. Sibling species of Leiosolenus (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Lithophaginae) boring in living corals in the Indo-West Pacific Region. Proceedings of the 5th International Coral Reef Congress 5: 183-190 (as Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) simplex Iredale, 1939)
Common Name References
Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959. The Great Barrier Reef and adjacent isles: a comprehensive survey for visitor, naturalist and photographer. Sydney : Coral Press 209 pp. [89, pl. 83] (Small Date Mussel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 05-Sep-2012 | 05-Sep-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 22-Sep-2010 | 22-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 22-Sep-2010 | 22-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 27-May-2013 | 13-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |