Species Glycymeris (Glycymeris) holoserica (Reeve, 1843)
Holosericus Dog Cockle
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Pectunculus holosericus Reeve, L.A. 1843. Monograph of the genus Pectunculus. pls 1-9 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1. [pl. 4, fig. 18].
Type data:
Status unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. - Axinaea novocaledoniensis Angas, G.F. 1879. Descriptions of ten new species of Axinaea and Pectunculus in the collections of Mr. Sylvanus Hanley and the late Mr. T. L. Taylor. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879: 417-420, pl. 35 [417, pl. 35, fig. 2].
- Veletuceta fringilla howensis 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 [299].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.6885 dry, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia [31°32‘56.4‘S 159°3‘43.2‘E]. - Veletuceta impasta 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, pl. 4, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60318, Great Barrier Reef, 0.25 ml south of Cape Kimberley, Queensland, Australia [16°16‘58.8‘S 145°28‘58.8‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 2, fig. 10]
- 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.
Generic Combinations
- Glycymeris holoserica (Reeve, 1843). —
Shirley, J. 1911. Additions to the marine Mollusca of Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 23(1): 93-102 [94] - Glycymeris (Glycymeris) holoserica (Reeve, 1843). —
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. [151, text fig.] - Axinea holoserica (Reeve, 1843). —
Angas, G.F. 1867. On a new genus and some new species of marine Mollusca from Port Jackson, New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 908-935, pl. 44 [932] - Veletuceta holosericus (Reeve, 1843). —
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. [249-250] - Glycymeris (Veletuceta) holosericus (Reeve, 1843). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 2, fig. 10]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lord Howe Island; New Caledonia
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), 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
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. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [9]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 2, fig. 10] (illustration, description, distribution, habitat)
Smith, E.A. 1885. Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 13(35): 1-341, 25 pls [251]
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. [249] (Holosericus Dog Cockle)
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 |