Species Jolya elongata (Swainson, 1821)
Elongate Horse Mussel
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Modiola elongata Swainson, W. 1821. Exotic Conchology; or figures and descriptions of rare, or interesting animals. London. [pl. 31, f. 8].
- Modiola subrugosa Grabau, A.W. & King, S.G. 1928. Shells of Peitaiho. Handbook No. 2. Peking : Peking Society of Natural History vi + 279 pp., pl. 3-11. [170-171, pl. 4, fig. 24].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Jolya elongata (Swainson, 1821).
- Modiolus (Modiolus) elongatus (Swainson, 1821). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [82] - Modiolus elongatus (Swainson, 1821). —
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. [292]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth: continental shelf, in soft substrates, cocooned in a byssal nest (South China Sea, Lee & Morton 1983).
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. [292, pl. 30, fig. 9]
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 [266]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [82, fig. 175]
Lee, S.Y. & Morton, B. 1983. Hong Kong Mytilidae. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China 1983: 49-76 [59] (distribution, ecology)
Okutani, T. 2000. Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokyo : Tokai University Press 1173 pp. [868, fig. 30]
Zhenrui, W. & Zhongyan, Q. 1984. Study on Chinese species of the family Mytilidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia). Studia Marina Sinica 22: 198-242 [217] (synonymy, distribution)
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. [292] (Elongate Horse Mussel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 22-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
06-Sep-2012 | 06-Sep-2012 | MOVED | ||
22-Sep-2010 | 22-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
27-May-2013 | 14-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
11-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |