Subgenus Acesta (Acesta) H. & A. Adams, 1858

Museums

Regional Maps

• Acesta Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1858. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. London : John van Voorst Vol. 2(Parts XXXIII-XXXVI) pp. 541-660, pls 129-138. [558].

  Type species:

   Ostrea excavata Fabricius, 1779 by monotypy.

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Macquarie Island Province (24)

General References

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 16]

Moore, R.C. (ed.) 1969. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part N. Mollusca 6. Bivalvia. Boulder, Colorado & Lawrence, Kansas : Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press Vols 1 & 2 xxxviii + ii, 952 pp. [Vol.1, pp. i-xxxviii + N1-N489; Vol. 2, pp. i-ii + N491-N952] [N386]

Stilwell, J.D. & E.D. Mckenzie 1999. First record of Acesta (Bivalvia: Limidae) from the Cretaceous of Australia. Alcheringa 23(4): 283-288

Vokes, H.E. 1964. Additions to a catalogue of the described recent and tertiary species of Acesta and Plicacesta. Tulane Studies in Zoology 1: 73-92

 

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)
28-Jul-2014		28-Jul-2014	MOVED
15-May-2013		15-May-2013	MODIFIED
15-May-2013		09-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
		22-Nov-2010	MODIFIED