Species Callista (Striacallista) diemenensis (Hanley, 1844)
Diemenensis Venus Shell, Tasmanian Venus
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cytherea diemenensis Hanley, S. 1844. Descriptions of a number of new species of shells belonging to the genus Cytherea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1844, Part 12: 109-110 [110].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tasmania. - Cytherea innocens Sowerby, G.B. 1853. Thesaurus Conchyliorum. Monograph of the Genera of Shells - Monograph of the Genus Venus. London : G.B. Sowerby Vol. 2 pp. 703-741. [743, sp. 118, pl. 163, fig. 210].
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. (see CD for additional synonym)
Generic Combinations
- Callista (Notocallista) diemenensis (Hanley, 1844). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [142, pl. 69, fig. 541] - Striacallista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844). —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [22] - Callista (Striacallista) diemenensis (Hanley, 1844). —
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. [on CD, line 13478] - Callista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844). —
Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. Census, with brief descriptions of the marine shells of Tasmania and the adjacent islands. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1877: 26-57 [51] - Macrocallista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844). —
May, W.L. 1923. Illustrated Index of Tasmanian shells. Supplementary to the check list issued in 1921. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp. [pl. 10, fig. 4] - Notocallista (Striacallista) diemenensis (Hanley, 1844). —
Marwick, J. 1938. Notocallista and its allies. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 68: 60-81 [70] - Notocallista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844). —
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [325]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
Among gravel, boulders or weed
General References
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [22]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [142, pl. 69, fig. 541]
Marwick, J. 1938. Notocallista and its allies. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 68: 60-81 [70, pl. 12, figs 6-8]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [325] (Diemenensis Venus Shell)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [74, pl. 75F] (Tasmanian Venus)
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 | VENEROIDEA | 05-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 29-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED |