Species Cunanax pisum (Hedley, 1908)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cuna pisum Hedley, C. 1908. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part 10. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 33: 456–489 [476, pl. 9, figs 26, 27].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.29114, Off Green Point, Watsons Bay, Sydney Harbour, NSW. [33°50'31.2"S, 151°16'30"E]
Comment: 1873. Coll. J. Brazier. Pres. C. Hedley, 1908. - Condylocuna moringa Laseron, C. 1953. Minute bivalves from New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 23(2): 33-54 [40, figs 18, 18a].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.90555, off North Head, Port Jackson, NSW. [33°49'58.8"S, 151°18'E].
Generic Combinations
- Cunanax pisum (Hedley, 1908). —
Laseron, C. 1953. Minute bivalves from New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 23(2): 33-54 [37, figs 8-8b]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Fraser Island, Queensland to Ulladulla, NSW (Middelfart, 2002).
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, continental shelf, marine, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on bryozoans.
General References
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 [17]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [170] (p. 170, fig. 483 as Condyocuna moringa, fig. 487 as Cunanax pisum)
Middelfart, P. 2002. A revision of the Australian Condylocardiinae (Bivalvia: Carditoidea: Condylocardiidae). Molluscan Research 22: 23-85 [66]
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) |
| 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 |