Species Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Avicula heteroptera Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [148].
• Avicula rufa Dunker, W. 1872. Die Gattung Avicula in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. 1-56, pls 1-18 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 7. [58, fig. 7, 8].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MFNB 16353 4 valves, Java.

  Type locality references:

  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. [CD-ROM line 4314].
• Avicula brevialata Dunker, W. 1872. Die Gattung Avicula in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. 1-56, pls 1-18 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 7. [p. 55, t. 19, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) ZMB 112862, Japan; ZMB 114272, Japan.
• Austopteria levitata 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 [331].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.60338, Port Curtis, Gladstone, QLD [23°53‘60‘S 151°22‘1.2‘E].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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.

 

Generic Combinations

• Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872).
• Pteria heteroptera (Lamarck, 1819).
• Pteria levitata (Iredale, 1939).

 

Introduction

In addition to the synonyms give above, the following are given by Huber (2010, Cd-ROM, lines 4312-4320):

Avicula inquinata Reeve, 1857 - Singapore
Avicula castanea Reeve, 1857 - Philippines, Mindoro
Avicula aquatilis Reeve, 1857 - Malucu [=Moluccas, Indonesia]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

NE Australia including Torres Strait; Indo-West Pacific

Distribution References

General References

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.

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [96, fig. 227] (as Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872); 96, fig. 229 as Pteria levitata (Iredale, 1939))

Okutani, T. 2000. Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokyo : Tokai University Press 1173 pp. [879, fig. 1 and text fig.] (as Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872))

 

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)
11-Aug-2014		11-Aug-2014	MOVED
	PTERIOIDEA	13-Mar-2013	ADDED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)