Species Parvamussium torresi (Smith, 1885)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Amussium torresi 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 [311, pl. 23, figs 3-3b].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1887.2.9.3316, E of Cape York, Queensland, Australia, "Challenger", stn 185B, 285 m [11°38'15''S, 143°59'38"E].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1887.2.9.3317/1–5 5 v, same data as Holotype.Subsequent designation references:
Dijkstra, H.H. 1995. Bathyal Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae, Pectinidae) from New Caledonia and adjacent areas. pp. 9-73 in Bouchet, P. (ed). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, 14. Mémoires de Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 167: 1-654 [36].
Generic Combinations
- Glyptamusium torresi (Smith, 1885). —
Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [370] - Propeamussium (Parvamussium) torresi (Smith, 1885). —
Dijkstra, H.H. 1990. Three new pectinacean species from the Indonesian Archipelago collected during the Siboga expedition (1899-1900), with additional information and corrections on the previous report (Mollusca: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae). Beaufortia 40(1): 1-14 [3] - Parvamussium torresi (Smith, 1885). —
Rombouts, A. 1991. Guidebook to Pecten Shells - Recent Pectinidae and Propeamussiidae of the World. Bathurst, Australia : Crawford House Press 157 pp., 29 pls. [71]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
ENE of Cape York, QLD, and Recherche Archipelago to south of Rowley Shoals, WA; east Indo-west Pacific; (Malaysia; Wallis and Futuna Islands)
IMCRA
Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathyal, continental rise, continental slope, marine, sand.
General References
Dijkstra, H.H. 1990. Three new pectinacean species from the Indonesian Archipelago collected during the Siboga expedition (1899-1900), with additional information and corrections on the previous report (Mollusca: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae). Beaufortia 40(1): 1-14 [3]
Dijkstra, H.H. 1995. Bathyal Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae, Pectinidae) from New Caledonia and adjacent areas. pp. 9-73 in Bouchet, P. (ed). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, 14. Mémoires de Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 167: 1-654 [36, figs 51-54, 125-128]
Dijkstra, H.H. 2001. Bathyal Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from Wallis and Futuna Islands, Vanuatu Archipelago and New Caledonia. pp. 73-95 in Bouchet, P. & Marshall, B.A. (eds). Tropical deep-sea benthos, Volume 22. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 185: 1–406 [87]
Dijkstra, H.H. & Maestrati, P. 2008. New species and new records of deep-water Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the South Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 196: 77-113 [95]
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) |
| 02-Apr-2020 | PECTINOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815 | 30-Jan-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jun-2013 | 26-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Jan-2011 | MODIFIED |