Species Clathrotellina elegantissima (Smith, 1885)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Tellina (Arcopagia) elegantissima Smith, E.A. 1885. Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 13(35): 1-341, 25 pls [105, pl. 4, figs 3-3b].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Torres Strait, 3-11 fathoms.

Generic Combinations

• Clathrotellina elegantissima (Smith, 1885).

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Tellina (Clathrotellina) elegantissima Smith, 1885. —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [94, pl. 45, fig. 327]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.

General References

Gofas, S. & Sartori, A. 2014. Clathrotellina elegantissima (E. A. Smith, 1885). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711058 (Accessed on 2015-03-16. (As alternate representation of Tellina elegantissima E. A. Smith, 1885))

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