Species Glycymeris (Glycymeris) hedleyi (Lamy, 1912)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pectunculus hedleyi Lamy, E. 1912. Révision des Pectunculus vivants de Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Journal de Conchyliologie 2 59: 81-156 [123, pl. 2, figs 6, 7].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.28333 dry, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia [24°52‘1.2‘S 152°20‘60‘E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Glycymeris (Veletuceta) hedleyi (Lamy, 1912). —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 2, fig. 8]
• Veletuceta hedleyi (Lamy, 1912). —
  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 [298]
• Glycymeris (Glycymeris) hedleyi (Lamy, 1912). —
  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. [CD ROM table]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, sand bottom marine, subtidal.

 

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. [256]

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. [582]

Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36 [188]

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 [298] (General reference; as V. hedleyi; description)

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [7, pl. 2, fig. 8] (General reference; illustration, description, distribution, habitat)

 

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)
23-Aug-2012		23-Aug-2012	MOVED
07-Aug-2012		14-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
01-Oct-2010		01-Oct-2010	MOVED
		30-Sep-2010	MODIFIED