Species Crassacuna praecalva (Hedley, 1909)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cuna praeclava Hedley, C. 1909. Mollusca from the Hope Islands, north Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34(1): 420–466, pls 36–44 [424, pl. 36, figs 5-8].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.27632, Cairns Reef lagoon and between Cairns Reef and Hope Island, Great Barrier Reef, Qld. [15°42'S, 145°30'E]; AM C.170691, Cairns Reef lagoon and between Cairns Reef and Hope Island, Great Barrier Reef, Qld. [15°42'S, 145°30'E]
Comment: 9-18 m. 2-6 Aug. 1906. Coll. and pres. C. Hedley. - Cuna capillacea Hedley, C. 1909. Mollusca from the Hope Islands, north Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34(1): 420–466, pls 36–44 [425, pl. 36, figs 9-10].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.27592, Cairns Reef lagoon and between Cairns Reef and Hope Island, Great Barrier Reef, Qld. [15°42'S, 142°30'E]
Comment: 9-18m. 2-6 Aug. 1906. "Lotus" Coll. Pres. C. Hedley.
Generic Combinations
- Micromeris (Mesocuna) capillacea (Hedley, 1909). —
Middelfart, P. 2002. Revision of the Australian Cuninae sensu lato (Bivalvia: Carditoidea: Condylocardiidae). Zootaxa 112: 1-124 [44] - Micromeris (Mesocuna) praecalva (Hedley, 1909). —
Middelfart, P. 2002. Revision of the Australian Cuninae sensu lato (Bivalvia: Carditoidea: Condylocardiidae). Zootaxa 112: 1-124 [44] - Crassacuna praecalva (Hedley, 1909).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Micromeris (Mesocuna) praeclava auct. (Hedley, 1909). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [172, fig. 491] - Micromeris (Mesocuna) capillacea auct. (Hedley, 1909). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [172, fig. 490]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental shelf, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 115 m.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [172]
Middelfart, P. 2002. Revision of the Australian Cuninae sensu lato (Bivalvia: Carditoidea: Condylocardiidae). Zootaxa 112: 1-124 [44, 46]
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) |
| 23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 16-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | CRASSATELLOIDEA | 15-Mar-2011 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 09-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED |