Species Leporimetis contorta (Deshayes, 1855)
- Tellina contorta Deshayes, G.P. 1855 [imprint 1854]. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Vol. 22 for 1854: 317-371 [Date published May 1855] (sp.190).
- Leporimetis spectabilis Afshar, F. 1969. Taxonomic revision of the superspecific groups of the Cretaceous and Cenozoic Tellinidae. Geological Society of America Memoirs 119: 1-215 [pl. 38 figs 4-8] [non Hanley, 1844].
Generic Combinations
- Leporimetis contorta (Deshayes, 1855). —
Huber, M., Langleit, A. & Kreipl, K. 2015. TELLINIDAE. In, Huber, M. Compendium of Bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 907 pp, 1 CD-ROM. [Date published May: Markus Huber, Annioe Langleit & Kurt Kreipl: TELLINIDAE; Markus Huber: all other parts] [714-716; on CD]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 20m; in fine to coarse sand with corals
General References
Allan, J. 1962. Australian Shells, with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on land. Melbourne : Georgian House Rev. ed., 487 pp. [339, pl. 41 fig. 7] (as spectabilis)
Huber, M., Langleit, A. & Kreipl, K. 2015. TELLINIDAE. In, Huber, M. Compendium of Bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 907 pp, 1 CD-ROM. [Date published May: Markus Huber, Annioe Langleit & Kurt Kreipl: TELLINIDAE; Markus Huber: all other parts] [276, 714-716, 718, 3 text figs; on CD]
Jarrett, A.G. 2011. Marine Shells of the Whitsunday Coast & Islands. Australia : Midas Printing 268 pp., 960 figs. (as spectabilis)
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) |
| BIVALVIA | 23-Jun-2017 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |