Species Rochefortina sandwichensis (Smith, 1885)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ervilia sandwichensis Smith, E.A. 1885. Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 13(35): 1-341, 25 pls [81, pl. 25, figs 5-5b].
• Rochefortina semele Dall, W.H. 1924. Notes on molluscan nomenclature. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 37: 87-90 [88].
• Spondervilia rubra Laseron, C. 1953. Minute bivalves from New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 23(2): 33-54 [figs 42, 42a, 42b].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.90850 dry, Sydney north, Collaroy, Long Reef, New South Wales, Australia [33°44'34.8"S, 151°18'36"E].
• Spondervilia simplex Laseron, C. 1953. Minute bivalves from New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 23(2): 33-54 [53, figs 43, 43a].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.90851 dry, ocean beach, Sydney, Manly Beach, New South Wales, Australia [33°47'60"S, 151°16'58.8"E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Rochefortina sandwichensis (Smith, 1885). —
  Oliver, P.G. & Holmes, A.M. 2004. Cryptic bivalves with descriptions of new species from the Rodrigues lagoon. Journal of Natural History 38: 3175-3227 [3217]

 

Introduction

confusing synonymy for this species, in need of revision

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo Pacific, Red Sea east to Hawaii

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, coral reef, marine, reef, sand and gravel, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

To 60 m; also subtidal caves.

 

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Rochefortina sandwichensis (E. A. Smith, 1885). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507280 (Accessed on 2015-03-02)

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: line 11580]

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [558, fig. 181E-F] (synonymy in part)

Oliver, P.G. & Holmes, A.M. 2004. Cryptic bivalves with descriptions of new species from the Rodrigues lagoon. Journal of Natural History 38: 3175-3227 [3217] (synonymy in part)

Sakurai, K. & Habe, T. 1973. Family Mesodesmatidae of Japan and adjacent area with the description of a new species. Venus 32(1): 4-8 [7] (synonymy in part)

 

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)
23-Oct-2014	BIVALVIA	16-Nov-2015	MODIFIED	ABRS
11-Aug-2014		11-Aug-2014	MOVED
11-Aug-2014	TELLINOIDEA	11-Jul-2011	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM)
		22-Jun-2011	MODIFIED