Species Batissa (Batissa) violacea (Lamarck, 1818)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Type data:
Status unknown, ?GMNH, locality unknown.
Generic Combinations
- Batissa (Batissa) violacea (Lamarck, 1818). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [182]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lamprell & Healy (1998) report the distribution as occurring in coastal rivers, streams and estuaries of QLD and NT; an Australian Museum specimen extends the range into northern NSW (C.60603).
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [182]
- Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [11]
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Coastal rivers and streams.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [182]
Morton, B. 1989. The functional morphology of the organs of the mantle cavity of Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1797) (Bivalvia: Corbiculacea). American Malacological Bulletin 7(1): 73-79
Rosenberg, G. 2011. Batissa violacea. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574116 (Accessed on 2015-04-24)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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 | 18-Dec-2013 | MOVED | ||
11-Aug-2014 | SPHAERIOIDEA | 17-Dec-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |