Species Brachidontes subramosus (Hanley, 1843)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Modiola subramosa Hanley, S. 1843. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells. London : Williams & Norgate 392 pp. [241] (supporting plate 24, fig. 30 not published until 1855).

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Mindanao, Philippines.
• Modiola striatula von Marten, E. 1873. [unknown title]. 191 in Jagor, F. (ed). Reisen in den Philippinen. Nabu Press. [191] [non Hanley, 1843].
• Modiola ramosa "Hanley" Clessin, 1889.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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.

 

Generic Combinations

• Modiola (Brachidontes) subramosa (Hanley, 1843). —
  Martens, E. von 1897. Süss- und Brackwasser-Mollusken das Indischen Archipels. In Weber, M. Zoologische Ergebnisse einer Reise in Niederlandisch Ost-Indien, Leiden. Vol. 4. pp. 1-331, 12 pls [226]
• Brachidontes (Brachidontes) subramosa Hanley, 1843. —
  Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [78]
• Brachidontes (Hormomya) subramosus (Hanley, 1843). —
  Lynge, H. 1909. Marine Lamellibranchiata. The Danish Expedition to Siam 1899-1900. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 7(5): 1-299 [134]

 

Introduction

The exact status of the Australian species is uncertain (Huber 2010; Ponder pers. comm. Sept 2012).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known from SE Asia, from Gulf of Thailand east to New Caledonia; status of Australian species uncertain

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

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.

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [78, fig. 155]

Oostingh, C.H. 1925. Report on a collection of recent shells from Obi and Halmahera, Molluccas. Mededeelingen van de Landbouwhoogeschool te Wageningen 29(1): 1–362 [265]

 

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)
07-Sep-2012		07-Sep-2012	MOVED
22-Sep-2010		22-Sep-2010	MOVED
27-May-2013		08-Sep-2010	MODIFIED
		13-Aug-2012	MODIFIED