Species Brachidontes sculptus (Iredale, 1939)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Dentimodiolus sculptus 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 [414].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60399, Great Barrier Reef, Low Islands, Queensland, Australia [16°22‘58.8‘S, 145°34‘1.2‘E].
Generic Combinations
- Trichomya sculptus (Iredale, 1939).
- Brachidontes sculptus (Iredale, 1939).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Brachidontes ustulatus Lamarck, 1819 [misidentification by Australian authors (Mystery Mussel)]. —
Roberts, D. & F. Wells 1981. Seashells of Southwestern Australia. Perth : Creaticve Research pp. 1-91. [75, pl. 33, fig. 160]
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [152]
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [32, fig.]
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. [551] (states that Australian specimens are sculptus)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Substrate: sand.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [80, fig. 164]
Roberts, D. & F. Wells 1981. Seashells of Southwestern Australia. Perth : Creaticve Research pp. 1-91. [75, pl. 33, fig. 160] (as Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819))
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [152] (as Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819))
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [32, fig.] (as Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819))
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 | 21-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |