Species Xenostrobus inconstans (Dunker, 1857)
Variable Brown Mussel
Compiler and date details
May 2017 - Burghardt, I.
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Volsella inconstans Dunker, W. 1857. Mytilacea nova collectionis Cumingianae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 24(1856): 358-366 [May 8 1857] [363].
- Modiolus semivestita Dunker, G. 1871. Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. Malakozoologische Blätter 18: 150–175 [173].
- Modiola angasi Clessin, S. 1889. Mytilacea. In, Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 8, Part 3. [136, pl. 36, fig. 2].
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.
- Colgan, D.J. & da Costa, P. 2013. Invasive and non-invasive lineages in Xenostrobus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Molluscan Research 33(issue 4): 272-280
Generic Combinations
- Xenostrobus inconstans (Dunker, 1857). —
Wilson, B.R. 1967. A new generic name for three Recent and one fossil species of Mytilidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in southern Australasia, with redescriptions of the species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 37: 279-295 [286-287] - Modiolus inconstans (Dunker, 1857). —
Cotton, B.C. 1961. South Australian Mollusca. Pelecypoda. Adelaide : W.L. Hawes, Government Printer 363 pp. [Date published Oct: Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Series] [119] - Modiola inconstans (Dunker, 1857). —
Clessin, S. 1889. Mytilacea. In, Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 8, Part 3. [no. 55] - Limnoperna inconstans (Dunker, 1857).
Introduction
According to the molecular study by Colgan & da Costa (2013) X. inconstans might be an ecophenotype of X.pulex.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth: intertidal, gregarious; habit: nestling; habitat: estuarine, stones; substrate: shell, sand, mud.
General References
Bouchet, P. 2013. Xenostrobus inconstans. In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744581 (Accessed on 2017-06-06)
Colgan, D.J. & da Costa, P. 2013. Invasive and non-invasive lineages in Xenostrobus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Molluscan Research 33(issue 4): 272-280
Cotton, B.C. 1961. South Australian Mollusca. Pelecypoda. Adelaide : W.L. Hawes, Government Printer 363 pp. [Date published Oct: Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Series] [119, fig. 105]
Hedley, C. 1916. A preliminary index of the Mollusca of Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1: 152-226 [159]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [86, fig. 190]
Macpherson, J.H. 1966. Port Phillip Survey 1957–1963. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 27: 201–288 [229]
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [286, fig. 326]
Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1904. Catalogue of the Marine Shells of Victoria. Part VIII. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 17(1): 220-266 [250]
Tate, R. 1897. Critical remarks on some Australian Mollusca. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 1897: 40-49 [49]
Tate, R. & May, W.L. 1901. A revised census of the marine Mollusca of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(3): 344-471 [438]
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [152, fig. 564]
Wilson, B.R. 1967. A new generic name for three Recent and one fossil species of Mytilidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in southern Australasia, with redescriptions of the species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 37: 279-295 [286-287, figs 2a, 3a]
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [32, pl.33E] (Variable Brown 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) |
| 22-Sep-2010 | 22-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 27-May-2013 | 21-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |