Species Basterotia angulata (Adams, 1871)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Eucharis angulata Adams, 1871.
- Eucharis caledonica Fischer, P. 1886. Nouvelles observations sur le genre Eucharis, Recluz. Journal de Conchyliologie 34: 193-203 [200, pl. 11, fig. 1].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP, Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Generic Combinations
- Basterotia angulata (Adams, 1871).
- Basterotia caledonica (Fischer, 1886).
- Anisodonta caledonica (Fischer, 1886). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [166]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, and Hawaii, also in WA from Perth to north-west cape and Lord Howe Island according to the Australian Museum reference collection
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, rock reefs, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
10m; living in the mud tube of a polychaete worm
General References
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. [663] (Huber alerts that this species might be conspecific with two homonymous taxa from the Red Sea dn Hawaii; more rigorous systematic treatment is needed)
Huber, M. 2015. Compendium of Bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 907 pp, 1 CD-ROM. [Date published May: Markus Huber, Annioe Langleit & Kurt Kreipl: TELLINIDAE; Markus Huber: all other parts] [545, 559; on CD]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [166] (as A. caledonica)
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) |
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | CYAMIOIDEA | 06-May-2011 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 06-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED |