Species Barbatia (Savignyarca) scazon (Iredale, 1939)
Obtuse Ark, The Crooked Ark, Verdant 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
- Savignyarca scazon 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 [258, pl. II, figs 6, 6a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.60272 dry, Townsville, Queensland, Australia [19°16‘1.2‘S 146°49‘1.2‘E].
Generic Combinations
- Barbatia (Savignyarca) scazon (Iredale, 1939). —
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. [134, text fig.; 564]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Barbatia (Barbatia) obliquata auct. [non Wood, 1828 (=Arca obliquata)]. —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [48, sp. 61] (misidentification)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific distribution
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
Coral reef, intertidal, rock bottom.
General References
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 [259]
Kilburn, R.N. 1983. The recent Arcidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2): 511-548 [520, fig. 7] (airs the possibility that B. B. obliquata is an east African endemic, and B. virescens and B. scazon valid)
Kilburn, R.N. 2002. Mollusca Database for South Africa.
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [48, fig. 61] (As Barbatia (Barbatia) obliquata Wood, 1828 - a misidentification)
Lamy, A. 1907. Révision des Arca vivants du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Journal de Conchyliologie 55: 1-111 [71]
Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [36, pl. 1] (in subgenus Savignyarca. Considers Savignyarca savignyarca Jousseaume a synonym of B. obliqua)
Rost, H. & Soot-Ryen, T. 1955. Notes on a small collection of Pelecypods from Madagascar. Astarte 11: 1-5 [2]
Smith, E.A. 1891. Marine Shells from Aden. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891(3): 430-432 [431]
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 97; used for the available name Arca virescens) (Obtuse Ark, The Crooked Ark, Verdant 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 | 29-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 01-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED |