Species Irus (Irus) cumingii (Deshayes, 1854)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Venerupis cumingii Deshayes, G.P. 1854. Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Vol. 21 for 1853: 1-11, pls 18-19 ["received from the printer” 27 June, 1854] [4].
- Venerupis obesa Deshayes, G.P. 1854. Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Vol. 21 for 1853: 1-11, pls 18-19 ["received from the printer” 27 June, 1854] [5-6].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Phillip, Tasmania. - Venerupis crebrelamellatus Tate, R. 1887. Descriptions of some new species of South Australian marine and fresh-water Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 62-75 [66-7, pl. 4, fig. 14a-b].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.12851, River Patawalonga, Glenelg, SA.
Generic Combinations
- Irus (Irus) cumingii (Deshayes, 1854). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [152, pl. 74, fig. 593] - Claudiconcha cumingii (Deshayes, 1854). —
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 [23]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Venerupis (Venerupis) obesa Deshayes, 1854. —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 77, fig. 611]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Mussel clumps, rock crevices and stiff mud
General References
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. [428, 749] (also on CD)
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 [23]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [152, pl. 74, fig. 593] (pl. 77, fig. 611 as V. (V.) obesa)
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 | VENEROIDEA | 08-May-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 25-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED |