Species Diaphoromactra versicolor (Tate, 1887)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hemimactra versicolor Tate, R. 1887. Descriptions of some new species of South Australian marine and fresh-water Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 62-75 [64, pl. 4, figs 12a-b].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA D12854, Lake MacDonnell, Great Australian Bight, South Australia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Diaphoromactra versicolor (Tate, 1887). —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 38, no. 265]
• Mactra versicolor (Tate, 1887). —
  Tate, R. 1887. Descriptions of some new species of South Australian marine and fresh-water Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 62-75 [74] (new combination)

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Only known from Lake MacDonnell

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, sand, sandy bottom, subtidal.

 

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Diaphoromactra versicolor (Tate, 1887). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505660 (Accessed on 2015-03-30)

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. [CD: line 14763]

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [80]

 

Common Name References

Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [349] (Varied-coloured Trough Shell)

 

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	MACTROIDEA	03-Dec-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		21-Nov-2013	MODIFIED