Species Donax (Deltachion) electilis (Iredale, 1930)
Choice Pipi, Southern Wedge Shell
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Deltachion electilis 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] [399, pl. 62, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.1280 dry, St. Vincent's Gulf, South Australia [35°0'S, 138°0'E].
Generic Combinations
- Donax (Deltachion) electilis (Iredale, 1930). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [106, pl. 51, fig. 382]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand.
General References
Cotton, B.C. 1961. South Australian Mollusca. Pelecypoda. Adelaide : W.L. Hawes, Government Printer 363 pp. [Date published Oct: Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Series] [285]
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. [688, CD: line 10540] (as Deltachion electilis Iredale, 1930, as a synonym of Donax (Deltachion)brazieri)
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [106, pl. 51, fig. 382]
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. [345] (Southern Wedge Shell)
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [370] (Choice Pipi)
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 |