Species Donax (Deltachion) brazieri Smith, 1892
Brazier's Wedge Shell
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Donax brazieri Smith, E.A. 1892. Descriptions of new species of shells from New South Wales, New Guinea, the Caroline and Solomon Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891: 486-491 pp., pl. 40 [491, pl. 40, figs 10-10a].
Type data:
Status unknown, Rocky Point, four miles north of Richmond River, NSW. - Deltachion virilis Iredale, T. 1930. More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 17(9): 384-407 [Date published 27 June] [398, pl. 62, figs 5, 6].
Type data:
Holotype AM, NSW, Manly
Comment: type not found in AM collection.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Donax (Deltachion) brazieri Smith, 1892. —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [106, pl. 51, fig. 383a]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
30 m.
General References
Bouchet, P. 2012. Donax brazieri E.A. Smith , 1892. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216493 (Accessed on 2015-02-09)
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. [321, 688, CD: line 10539]
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 [25]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [106, pl. 51, fig. 383a]
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [72, pl. 73D] (Brazier's Wedge 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 | TELLINOIDEA | 12-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 23-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED |