Species Costellipitar inconstans (Hedley, 1923)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Pitaria inconstans Hedley, C. 1923. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XIV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48: 301-316, pls 30-33 [304, pl. 31, fig. 14,15,16].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.28298 dry, Trinity Bay, beach ca. 1 ml north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia [16°52'58.8'S, 145°45'0'E].
Generic Combinations
- Pitar (Pitarina) inconstans (Hedley, 1923). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [140, pl. 68, fig. 529]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Malaysia, Papua New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, mud bottom–marine, sand, shallow subtidal.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J.M. 1997. Pitar Römer from Australian and adjacent waters, with descriptions of four new species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneridae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(1): 283-306 [302]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [140, pl. 68, fig. 529]
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 | 01-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 01-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED |