Species Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857)
Elongated Horse Mussel
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Modiola rhomboidea Reeve, L.A. 1857. Monograph of the genus Modiola. pls 1-11 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 10. [pl. 6, fig. 28].
- Modiola elongata Hanley, S. 1843. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells. London : Williams & Norgate 392 pp. [237] [non Swainson, 1821].
- Modiola sirahensis Jousseaume, F. 1891. Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux. Le Naturaliste Series 2 Vol. 5 (Annee 1891): 208, 222 [222].
- Modiolus ostentus 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 [413, pl. 6, fig. 18] [treated as a synonym of Modiolus elongatus in the malacology collection at the Australian Museum, Sydney].
Type data:
Status unknown, AM C.60397, Keppel Bay, Long Beach, south of Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia [23°21‘28.8‘S, 150°47‘31.2‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Modiolus (Modiolus) ostentatus sic Iredale, 1939. —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [82]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Middle East, East Africa, Central Indo-west Pacific to Japan
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [82, fig. 176] (as Modiolus (Modiolus) ostentatus Iredale, 1939)
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] (Elongated 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 | 15-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
11-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |