Species Anadara (Diluvarca) ferruginea (Reeve, 1844)
The Rusty Ark
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
August 2002 - Peter U. Middelfart, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Arca ferruginea Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Arca. pp. Plate III-XVII in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 6, spec. 39].
- Mabellarca fortunata 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 [265-266, pl. 3, figs. 14, 14a].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60282 dry, Gulf of Carpentaria, beaches around Mapoon, Queensland, Australia [11°58‘1.2‘S 141°52‘58.8‘E]. - Mabellarca fortunata pera 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 [266].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60283 dry, Seaforth, north of Mackay, Queensland, Australia [20°53‘60‘S 148°58‘1.2‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea (Reeve, 1844). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [58, fig. 91] - Anadara (Diluvarca) ferruginea (Reeve, 1844). —
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. [140, text fig.; 572]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-West Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
In mud, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Green mud
General References
Cossmann, M. 1923. Faune Pliocenique de Karikal (Inde Francaise). Journal de Conchyliologie 68(2): 93-94 [93-94]
Evseev, G.A. & Lutaenko, K.A. 1998. Bivalves of the subfamily Anadarinae (Arcidae) from Vietnam. Malacological Review Supplement 7. 1-37, pl. 1-4 [17]
Habe, T. 1965. Anadarinae in Japan and its adjacent areas. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo 8: 73-84 [84, pl. 2, fig. 7] (as Mabellarca consociata)
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 [265]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [58, fig. 91]
Shuto, T. 1971. Neogene bivalves from Panay Island, the Philippines. Memoires of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University 21(1): 1-73 [18, 19]
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 [266]
Common Name References
Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Arca. pp. Plate III-XVII in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. (species 39; used for the available name Arca ferruginea) (The Rusty Ark)
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 | ||
| 27-Aug-2012 | 27-Aug-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 01-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED |