Species Jaffaia jaffaensis (Blochmann, 1910)
- Magasella jaffaensis Blochmann, F. 1910. New Brachiopods from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 34: 90-99 [author given in index as Verco, J.C., who wrote the introduction on pages 89-90] [92, pl. 27, figs 6-9] [author given in index as Verco, J.C., who wrote the introduction on pages 89-90].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB Bra 956 (165 m), off Cape Jaffa, South Australia.
Paralectotype(s) ZMB Bra 957 dorsal valve missing, same data as Lectotype.Subsequent designation references:
Lüter, C. & Sieben, K. 2005. Types of recent Brachiopoda in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin – catalogue and taxonomic notes. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 81: 177-191.Secondary source:
May, W.L. 1921. A Checklist of the Mollusca of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania : Government Printer 114 pp. [107]; Verhoeff, T.J. 2023. New records and descriptions of recent Australian brachiopods (Terebratulida, Dallinidae and Aulocothyropsidae; and Rhynchonellida, Frieleiidae). Australian Journal of Taxonomy 11: 1-29 [17] (re-description).
Generic Combinations
- Jaffaia jaffaensis (Blochmann, 1910). —
Thomson, J.A. 1927. Brachiopod morphology and genera (Tertiary and Recent). New Zealand Board of Science and Art, Manual 7: 1-388 [254] (mew combination as type species of the genus Jaffaia)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From AMS collection data and literature.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), 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), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, filter-feeder, marine.
General References
Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1943. A systematic list of the Echinodermata, Foraminifera, Hydroida, Brachiopoda of southern Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 3: 1-36 [32] (records from SA in 40-90 fathoms)
Hedley, C. 1911. Report on the Mollusca obtained by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' chiefly off Cape Wiles South Australia. Part 1. Zoological Results of the Fisheries Experiments carried out by F.I.S. "Endeavour" 1: 89-114 [114] (illustrations pl. 20, figs 41-42, description, discussion, habitat, records from NSW, TAS and SA)
Hedley, C. 1918. A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 51: M1–M120 [114] (NSW record)
May, W.L. 1921. A Checklist of the Mollusca of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania : Government Printer 114 pp. [107] (Tas. record)
May, W.L. 1923. An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp. [Date published 31 July 1923] [pl. 47, fig. 17] (illustration)
Richardson, J.R. 1997. Chapter 19. Brachiopods (Phylum Brachiopoda). pp. 999-1027 in Shepherd, S.A. & Davies, M. (eds). Marine invertebrates of Southern Australia. Richmond, SA : South Australian Research and Development Institute & Flora and Fauna of South Australia Handbook Committee Vol. 3 pp. 902-1264. [1023] (fig. 19.14c, d; description, distribution, ecology)
Verco, J.C. 1910. The Brachiopods of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 34: 89-99 [92, 93, 98] (illustrations pl. 27, figs 6-9, description, comparison to other species, records from SA)
Verhoeff, T.J. 2023. New records and descriptions of recent Australian brachiopods (Terebratulida, Dallinidae and Aulocothyropsidae; and Rhynchonellida, Frieleiidae). Australian Journal of Taxonomy 11: 1-29 [17-22]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | TEREBRATULIDA | 06-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |