Species Corbula taitensis Lamarck, 1818

Museums

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• Corbula taitensis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. 1818. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une Introduction offrant la Détermination des caractères essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturelles, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Vol. 5. 612 pp. [139].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Island of Taheite, Pacific Ocean.
• Corbula modesta Hinds, R.B. 1843. On new species of Corbula and Potamomya. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 55-59 [57].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1967953, Philippine Islands and Malacca.
• Aloidis modesta Reeve, 1843.
• Corbula tahitensis Hanley, 1843.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Corbula (Anisocorbula) taheitensis Lamarck, 1818.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, marine, mud, sand.

Extra Ecological Information

To 350 m.

 

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Corbula taitensis. In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505867 (Accessed on 2017-06-08)

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. [190]

Reeve, L.A. 1843. Monograph of the genus Corbula. pls 1-2 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 2] (sp. 15 as Corbula taheitensis , sp. 14 as Corbula modesta)

 

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	MYIDA	30-Jul-2014	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014	MYIDA	14-Oct-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		10-Mar-2011	MODIFIED