Species Anadara (Tosarca) vellicata (Reeve, 1844)
The Pinched 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 vellicata 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. 5, fig. 33].
Type data:
Status unknown, locality unknown. - Anadara exulta 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 [278, pl. 3, figs 7, 7a, 12, 12a].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.62576 dry, Albany Passage, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia [10°45‘0‘S 142°37‘1.2‘E].
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. [565-566] (Huber also lists the additional synonyms Arca (Scapharca) birleyana Melvill & Standen, 1907 and Arca (Barbatia) siamensis Lynge, 1909)
Generic Combinations
- Anadara (Scapharca) vellicata (Reeve, 1844). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [54, fig. 81] - Anadara (Tosarca) vellicata (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. [137, text fig.; 565-567]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-West Pacific, Persian Gulf
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 80 m
General References
Habe, T. 1965. Anadarinae in Japan and its adjacent areas. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo 8: 73-84 [77, pl. 3, fig. 7] (also includes Arca (Scapharca) fultoni Sowerby, 1907 in 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. [137, text fig.; 565-567]
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 [278, pl. 3, figs 7, 7a; 12, 12a]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [54, fig. 81]
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.
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 33; used for the available name Arca vellicata) (The Pinched 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 | ||
| 28-Aug-2012 | 28-Aug-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 01-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |