Species Enigmonia aenigmatica (Holten, 1802)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Anomia aenigmatica Holten, H.S. 1802. Enumeratio Systematica Conchyliae Beat. J.H. Chemnitz. Copenhagen : K.H. Scidelini 88 pp.
• Anomia rosea Gray, J.E. 1825. A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. Annals of Philosophy ns 9(5): 134-140, 407-415 [May 1825] [139].
• Aenigma reticulatum Koch, C.L. 1846. Aenigma Koch. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz edn 2, 7(1): 61-64 [62, pl. 7, fig. 8].
• Aenigma convexum Koch, C.L. 1846. Aenigma Koch. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz edn 2, 7(1): 61-64 [63, pl. 7, figs. 13-15].
• Aenigma corrugatum Koch, C.L. 1846. Aenigma Koch. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz edn 2, 7(1): 61-64 [63, pl. 7, figs. 13-15].
• Anomia naviformis Jonas, J.H. 1847. Description of two new shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 14: 120-121 [121].
• Anomia farquhari Turton, W.H. 1932. The Marine Shells of Port Alfred, South Africa. London : Oxford University Press 331 pp., 70 pls.
• Anomia alfredensis Turton, W.H. 1932. The Marine Shells of Port Alfred, South Africa. London : Oxford University Press 331 pp., 70 pls.
• Anomia oblonga Turton, W.H. 1932. The Marine Shells of Port Alfred, South Africa. London : Oxford University Press 331 pp., 70 pls.
• Anomia curiosa Turton, W.H. 1932. The Marine Shells of Port Alfred, South Africa. London : Oxford University Press 331 pp., 70 pls.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

On mangrove leaves and roots. Observed to be highly mobile on leaves (Yonge, 1957)

 

General 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. [286, fig. 9]

Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. Catalogue of the Living Marine Bivalve Molluscs of China. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press 121 pp. [57]

Beu, A.G. 1967. Notes on Australasian Anomiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 9: 225-243 [227-228]

Bourne, G.C. 1907. On the structure of Aenigma aenigmatica, Chemnitz; a contribution to our knowledge of the Anomiacea. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science (New Series) 51(2): 253-295, pl.s 15-17

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.

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 [406-407]

Morton, B. 1976. The biology, ecology and functional aspects of the organs of feeding and digestion of the S.E. Asian mangrove bivalve, Enigmonia aenigmatica (Mollusca: Anomiacea). Journal of Zoology, London 179: 437–466

Moss, S.M. 1993. Enigmonia aenigmatica: an enigmatic molluscan chameleon. pp. 605-613 in Morton, B. Proceedings of the first International Conference on the Marine Biology of Hong Kong and South China Sea. Hong Kong 28 October - 3 November, 1990. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press.

Yonge, C.M. 1957. Enigmonia aenigmatica Sowerby, a motile anomiid (Saddle Oyster). Nature 180: 765-766

 

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. [286] (False Jingle 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)
14-Jun-2013		14-Jun-2013	MODIFIED
25-Nov-2010		25-Nov-2010	MOVED
		25-Nov-2010	MODIFIED