Species Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842)
Hototogisu, Senhouse's Mussel
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Modiola senhousia Benson, W.H. 1842. Mollusca. In, Cantor, T. (ed). General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9: 481-493 [489].
- Modiola bellardiana Tapparone-Canefri, C. 1874. Malacologia. In, Zoologia del viaggio intorno al globo della regia fregata Magenta durante gli anni 1865-68. Torino : Stamperia Reale Di G.B. Paraviae e Comp. Vol. 4. [144, pl. 4, fig. 1b, 4, 4a].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842).
- Brachidontes senhousia (Benson, 1842). —
Yamamoto, A. & Habe. T. 1958. Fauna of shellbearing mollusks in Mutsu Bay. Lamellibranchia 1. Bulletin of the Marine Biological Station of Asamushi 9(1): 1-20, pls 1-5 [9] (refers to Japanese publications using this combination) - Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Native to western Pacific coasts from Siberia and the Kuril Islands, south to Singapore. Invaded many other areas, including Australia, New Zealand and the Mediterranean
Introduced from China.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth: intertidal; habit: byssally attached; habitat: intertial flats, encased in a byssal nest and forming a dense mat (Hong Kong; Lee & Morton 1983), clustered together on mud flats seaward of mangrove forests in Phuket (Willan 1995); substrate: mud.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [88, fig. 194]
Lee, S.Y. & Morton, B. 1983. Hong Kong Mytilidae. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China 1983: 49-76 [59] (distribution; ecology)
Slack-Smith, S.M. & Brearley, A. 1987. Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842); a mussel recently introduced into the Swan River Estuary, Western Australia (Mollusca: Mytilidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 13: 225-230 (Weatern Australia introduction, distribution, ecology)
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. A checklist of marine bivalves from Phuket (area). Phuket Marine Biological Center, Research Bulletin 27: 1-15 [5] (ecology, distribution)
Willan, R.C. 1985. Successful establishment of the Asian mussel Musculista senhousia (Benson in Cantor, 1842) in New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 22: 85-96 (distribution, ecology, taxonomy, synonymy)
Common Name References
Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Japan : Elle Scientific Publications 749 pp. [B159] (Higo et al, 1999, species number: B159) (Hototogisu)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [34, pl.35D] (Senhouse's Mussel)
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) |
| 03-Sep-2012 | 03-Sep-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 22-Sep-2010 | 22-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 27-May-2013 | 15-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |