Species Isognomon nucleus (Lamarck, 1819)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Perna nucleus Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [142].
• Perna rupella Dufo, M.H. 1840. Observations sur les Mollusques marins, terrestres et fluviatiles des iles Séchelles et des Amirantes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 2 14, Zoologie: 45–80 (extrait), 166–221(suite) [211].
• Perna dentifera Krauss, F. 1848. Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap - und Natallandes und zur geographischen Verbreitung derselben. Stuttgart : Ebner & Seubert 140 pp. 6 pls. [28, pl. 2, fig. 9].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, ("in fissuris scopulorum prope Natalpoint" = Durban Bluff).
• Perna pectinata Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Perna. pls 1-6 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 1].
• Perna quadrangularis Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Perna. pls 1-6 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 2].
• Parviperna perexigua 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 [322, pl. 5, fig. 1, 1a].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.60328 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Green Island, off Cairns, QLD [16°46‘1.2‘S 145°58‘1.2‘E].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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

• Isognomon (Isognomon) nucleus (Lamarck, 1819).

 

Introduction

In addition to the synonyms given above, the following are listed by Huber (2010, CD-ROM lines 4689-4699):

Probably Perna planorbis Dufo, 1840 - Seychelles
Perna nana Gould, 1850 - Fiji
Perna lobata Reeve, 1858 - No locality
Perna acutirostris Dunker, 1869

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical Indo-West Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Byssally attached to rocks high on the shore; substrate: rocks

 

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. [260] (as Isognomon francisensis)

Barnard, K.H. 1964. Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca. Part V. Lamellibranchiata. Annals of the South African Museum 47(3): 361-593 [410, text fig. 10d]

Dufo, M.H. 1840. Observations sur les Mollusques marins, terrestres et fluviatiles des iles Séchelles et des Amirantes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 2 14, Zoologie: 45–80 (extrait), 166–221(suite) [211]

Hedley, C. 1918. Narrative of an expedition of exploration in North Western Australia by Herbert Basedow. Special Report. Mollusca. Transactions of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch 18: 263-283 [264] (record from Buccaneer Archipelago, Kimberley Region)

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.

Kilburn, R.N. 2002. Mollusca Database for South Africa.

Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. 1982. Seashells of Southern Africa. Johannesburg : MacMillan South Africa Publishers 249 pp. [162, 216, pl. 37, fig. 6, textfig. 124]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [108, fig. 261]

Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [68, pl. 11] (in subgenus Parviperna)

Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 1998. Marine Shells of South Africa. Hartebeespoort, South Africa : Ekogilde Publishers 264 pp. [204, fig. 834]

 

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. [44, pl. 45B] (Little Toothed Oyster)

 

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)
13-Sep-2022	BIVALVIA	13-Sep-2022	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
11-Aug-2014		11-Aug-2014	MOVED
11-Aug-2014	PTERIOIDEA	20-Jun-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014		17-Nov-2010	ADDED
		17-Nov-2010	MODIFIED