Species Escalima murrayi (Smith, 1891)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Lima murrayi Smith, E.A. 1891. Descriptions of new species of shells from the 'Challenger' Expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891: 436–445 [444, pl. 35, fig. 26].
Type data:
Holotype "Challenger" stn 164B, 410 fathoms off Sydney. - Limea acclinis Hedley, C. 1905. Mollusca from One Hundred and Eleven Fathoms, East of Cape Byron, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 6: 41-54 figs 5-22 [46, fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.19808 dry, 12.5 ml east of Cape Byron, New South Wales, Australia [28°37‘58.8‘S, 153°52‘1.2‘E]. - Escalima murrayi maugeana Iredale, T. 1929. Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 17(4): 157-189, pls 38-41 [166].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.105647, off Cape Pillar, Tasmania, Australia [43°13‘1.2‘S 148°4‘58.8‘E]. - Escalima murrayi relegata Iredale, T. 1929. Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 17(4): 157-189, pls 38-41 [166].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.320228 (one broken valve), 40 ml south of Cape Wiles, South Australia, Australia [35°39‘0‘S 136°49‘58.8‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Escalima acclinis (Hedley, 1905). —
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 [12] - Limea (Escalima) murrayi (Smith, 1891). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [40, pl. 18, fig. 106]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
South Africa
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), 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), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine, sand bottom marine.
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] [114, fig. 100] (as Escalima relegata)
Gatliff, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1913. Additions to the Catalogue of Marine Shells of Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 26(1): 71-87 [87]
Hedley, C. & Petterd, W.P. 1906. Mollusca from three hundred fathoms, off Sydney. Records of the Australian Museum 6: 211-225 [223]
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 [12]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [40, pl. 18, fig. 106]
May, W.L. 1923. An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp. [Date published 31 July 1923] [pl. 3, fig. 16]
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) |
| 28-Jul-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 19-Feb-2013 | 19-Feb-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 15-May-2013 | 09-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED |