Species Gari (Psammodonax) gracilenta (Smith, 1884)

• Psammobia gracilenta Smith, E.A. 1884. Mollusca. pp. 34–116, 487–508, 657–659, pls 4–7. In, Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of the H.M.S. 'Alert ' 1881-2. London : British Museum Trustees, printed by Taylor & Francis. [Part I. Collections of Melanesia, pp. 34–116; Part II. Collections from the Western Indian Ocean, pp. 487–508; explanation of plates pp. 657–659] [98, no. 24, pl. 7, figs b-b2].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1882.2.23.603, Prince of Wales Channel, Torres Strait.

 

Generic Combinations

• Gari (Psammodonax) gracilenta (Smith, 1884) [new combination]. —
  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 [73, figs 243-245, 408]
• Gari gracilenta (Smith, 1884). —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [110, pl. 53, fig. 397]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

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

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, sand, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

To 16 m.

 

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Gari gracilenta (E. A. Smith, 1884). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507156 (Accessed on 2015-02-24)

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. [327, CD: line 10901]

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [110, pl. 53, fig. 397]

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 [73, figs 243-245, 408]

 

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