Species Pitar (Prorapitar) prora (Conrad, 1837)
Prora Venus Shell
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Venus prora Conrad, T.A. 1837. Descriptions of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia series 1 7(2): 227-268 [253, pl. 19, fig. 18].
Type data:
Status unknown, "probably towards the coast of New Holland".
Generic Combinations
- Pitar (Pitarina) prora (Conrad, 1837). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [136, pl. 66, fig. 513] - Pitar (Prorapitar) prora (Conrad, 1837). —
Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (on CD; new combination)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Western Pacific. Cocos Keeling Isl. questionable
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, intertidal, marine, mud-silt, rubble, sand, subtidal.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J.M. 1997. Pitar Römer from Australian and adjacent waters, with descriptions of four new species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneridae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(1): 283-306 [291]
Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1999. The genera Lioconcha and Pitar in South Africa and Mozambique, with descriptions of three new species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneridae). Vita Marina 46(1-2): 19-41 [35]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [136, pl. 66, fig. 513]
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [161]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [325] (Prora Venus Shell)
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) |
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | VENEROIDEA | 01-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 01-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |