Species Pseudamussium challengeri (E.A. Smith, 1891)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Pecten challengeri Smith, E.A. 1891. Descriptions of new species of shells from the 'Challenger' Expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891: 436–445 [443, pl. 35, fig. 25].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1889.2.13.1-2 (13 June 1874, HMS Challenger stn 164B), off New South Wales, Australia, 750 m [34°13'S, 151°38'E].
Generic Combinations
- Chlamys (Chlamys) challengeri (E.A Smith, 1891). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [20, pl. 8, fig. 46] - Veprichlamys challengeri (E.A. Smith, 1891). —
Raines, B.K. & Poppe, G.T. 2006. A Conchological Iconography. The family Pectinidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. pp. 1-402, pls 1-320 [248, 249, pl. 197, fig. 4] - Chlamys (Veprichlamys) challengeri (E.A. Smith, 1891). —
Rombouts, A. 1991. Guidebook to Pecten Shells - Recent Pectinidae and Propeamussiidae of the World. Bathurst, Australia : Crawford House Press 157 pp., 29 pls. [34] - Pseudamussium challengeri (E.A. Smith, 1891) [new combination]. —
Dijkstra, H.H. & Marshall, B.A. 2008. The Recent Pectinoidea of the New Zealand region (Mollusca; Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae and Spondylidae). Molluscan Research 28(1): 1-88 [71, figs 59, 60]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From east of Newcastle, NSW, to south of Albany, WA; Tasman Sea, New Zealand
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, marine, mud.
Extra Ecological Information
In foraminiferal ooze, 500-1000 m
General References
Dijkstra, H.H. & Beu, A.G. 2018. Living Scallops of Australia and Adjacent Waters (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae and Pectinidae). Records of the Australian Museum 70(2): 113-330 [172]
Dijkstra, H.H. & Marshall, B.A. 2008. The Recent Pectinoidea of the New Zealand region (Mollusca; Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae and Spondylidae). Molluscan Research 28(1): 1-88 [71-72, figs 59, 60]
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 in Veprichamys)
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [20, pl. 8, fig. 46]
Raines, B.K. & Poppe, G.T. 2006. A Conchological Iconography. The family Pectinidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. pp. 1-402, pls 1-320 [248, 249, pl. 197, fig. 4]
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) |
| 02-Apr-2020 | PECTINOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815 | 25-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Aug-2011 | ADDED |