Species Thracia (Crassithracia) meridionalis Smith, 1885

Museums

Regional Maps

• Thracia meridionalis 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 [68, pl. 6, figs 4, 4b].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1887.2.9.2473a, Balfour Bay, Royal Sound, Kerguelen Islands, 37-110 m.

  Type locality references:

  Engl, W. 2012. Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim : Conchbooks 402 pp. [63].
• Mysella truncata Thiele, J. 1912. Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. pp. 183-285, pls 11-19 in Thiele, J. (ed). Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Berlin : Georg Reimer Vol. 13. [230, pl. 18, fig. 18].
• Mysella frigida Thiele, J. 1912. Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. pp. 183-285, pls 11-19 in Thiele, J. (ed). Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Berlin : Georg Reimer Vol. 13. [230, pl. 18, fig. 19].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB Moll 63.111, Gauss Station.

  Type locality references:

  Engl, W. 2012. Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim : Conchbooks 402 pp. [63].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Engl, W. 2012. Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim : Conchbooks 402 pp. [63]

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Thracia (Crassithracia) meridionalis Smith, 1885. —
  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)
• Thracia (Ixartia) meridionalis Smith, 1885. —
  Dell, R.K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca: with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27: 1–311 [63]

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Circum-Antarctic & sub-antarctic islands

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

General References

Dell, R.K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca: with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27: 1–311 [63-64, figs 109-111]

Huber, M. 2010. Thracia meridionalis E.A. Smith, 1885. De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS). 2011-08-02. http://www.scarmarbin.be/rams.php?p=taxdetails&id=197467

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: line 16811)

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