Species Didimarcar tenebrica (Reeve, 1844)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Arca tenebrica Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Arca. pp. Plate III-XVII in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 16, sp. 105].
• Didimacar repenta Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [289, pl. 3, figs 24, 24a].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.60310 dry, north of Cooktown, Queensland, Australia [15°19‘58.8‘S 145°16‘58.8‘E].

Generic Combinations

• Sheldonella repenta (Iredale, 1939).
• Didimarcar tenebrica (Reeve, 1844). —
  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. [146, text fig.; 576]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

In rubble, under stones.

General References

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. [146, text fig.; 576]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [62, fig. 98]

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