Species Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1861)
Small Semele
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Semele exigua Adams, H. 1862. Descriptions of some new genera and species of shells from the Collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861: 383-385 [385].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tasmania.
Generic Combinations
- Abra (Syndosmya) exigua (H. Adams, 1861). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [118, pl. 57, fig. 430] - Abra exigua (H. Adams, 1861).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 40 m
General References
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] [276, fig. 302]
Huber, M. 2010. Abra exigua(H. Adams, 1862). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507231 (Accessed on 2015-02-26)
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [118, pl. 57, fig. 430]
Common Name References
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [374] (Small Semele)
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 | 27-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | TELLINOIDEA | 25-Jul-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 25-Jul-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | 21-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 22-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED |