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Species Cucurbitula cymbium Spengler, 1783


Compiler and date details

June 2017 - Burghardt, I.

December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Miscellaneous Literature Names

  • Gastrochaena (Cucurbitula) cymbium Spengler, 1783.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, mud-silt, sand.

Extra Ecological Information

In dead shells lying on the surface of sands and muds. Also in Clypeaster tests

 

General References

Barash, A. & Danin, Z. 1972. The Indo-Pacific species of Mollusca in the Mediterranean and notes on a collection from the Suez Canal. Israel Journal of Zoology 21: 301-374 [342-343]

Freneix, S. & Roman, J. 1979. Gastrochaenidae endobiotes d'échinides cénozoïques (Clypeaster et autres). Nouvelle classification de ces bivalves. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 4 1(4): 287-313 [302]

Huber, M. 2010. Cucurbitula cymbium. In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505332 (Accessed on 2017-06-06)

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.

Huber, M. 2015. Compendium of Bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 907 pp, 1 CD-ROM. [Date published May: Markus Huber, Annioe Langleit &​ Kurt Kreipl: TELLINIDAE; Markus Huber: all other parts]

Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [27]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [196]

Morton, B. 1982. Pallial specializations in Gastrochaena (Cucurbitula) cymbium Spengler 1783 (Bivalvia: Gastrochaenacea). pp. 859-873 in Morton, B.S. & Tseng, C.K. (eds). Proceedings of the First International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 1980. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press.

Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [200]

Taki, I. & Habe, T. 1955. Gastrochaenidae, Vesicomyidae. pp. 1-5 in Kuroda, T. (ed). Illustrated Catalogue of Japanese Shells. Tokyo : Unknown publisher Vol. 2. [2]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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)
23-Oct-2014 BIVALVIA 16-Nov-2015 MODIFIED ABRS
11-Aug-2014 11-Aug-2014 MOVED
11-Aug-2014 MYIDA 28-Jul-2014 MOVED Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014 MYIDA 21-Mar-2011 MOVED Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Mar-2011 MODIFIED