Species Gari (Gari) lessoni (Blainville, 1826)
Lesson's Gari
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Psammobia lessoni Blainville, H.M.D. de 1826. Psammobie, Psammobia. pp. 476-482 in Cuvier, F. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Pt 2. Regne organise. Paris : Le Normant Vol. 43. [480, 481].
Type data:
Holotype NMNH, Bourou Island, Moluccas Islands. - Psammobia striatella Philippi, R.A. 1849. Centuria tertia testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 5(11): 161-176 [166, no. 39].
- Psammobia malaccana Reeve, L.A. 1857. Monograph of the genus Psammobia. pl. 1 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 10. [166, no. 30].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1964049, Malacca. - Gari schepmani Prashad, B. 1932. The Lamellibranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Systematic Part 2. Pelecypoda. Siboga-Expéditie Report 118(34): 1-353, pls 1-9, 1 map [302,-303, pl. 7, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA, Sapeh Bay, east coast Sumbawa Island, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Gari lessoni (Blainville, 1826). —
Willan, R.C. 1993. Taxonomic revision of the family Psammobiidae (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea) in the Australian and New Zealand region. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 1-132 [17] - Gari (Gari) lessoni (Blainville, 1826). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [108, pl. 52, fig. 391] - Gari malaccana (Reeve, 1857). —
Willan, R.C. 1993. Taxonomic revision of the family Psammobiidae (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea) in the Australian and New Zealand region. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 1-132 [17]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Milligaretta venta Iredale, 1936 [misidentification]. —
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. [342, fig.80, no.3]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
India to Japan
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, mud-silt, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 150 m, sheltered areas, fine sandy substrates and mud
General References
Huber, M. 2010. Gari lessoni (Blainville, 1826). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213518 (Accessed on 2015-02-24)
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [108, pl. 52, fig. 391]
Willan, R.C. 1993. Taxonomic revision of the family Psammobiidae (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea) in the Australian and New Zealand region. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 1-132 [17, figs 4-5, 49-54]
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. [70, pl. 71C] (Lesson's Gari)
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) |
| 23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 16-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | TELLINOIDEA | 12-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED |