Species Limatula (Antarctolima) deceptionensis Preston, 1916
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Limatula (Antarctolima) deceptionensis Preston, H.B. 1916. Descriptions of eight new species of marine Mollusca from the South Shetland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 18: 269-272 [271, fig. 6].
Introduction
Huber (2010) lists Lima (Limatula) falklandica Thiele, 1920 non A. Adams, 1864 as a synonym
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Macquarie Island, possibly other localities as well (see general references)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
General References
Allen, J.A. 2004. The Recent species of the genera Limatula and Limea (Bivalvia, Limacea) present in the Atlantic, with particular reference to those in deep water. Journal of Natural History 38: 2591-2653 [2644] (as L. deceptionensis; 2647 as L. pygmaea, systematics not in order, needs proper revision)
Barnes, D.K.A., Linse, K., Enderlein, P., Smale, D., Fraser, K.P.P. & Brown, M. 2008. Marine richness and gradients at Deception Island, Antarctica. Antarctic Science 20(3): 271-279 [275, table 2]
Fleming, C.A. 1978. The bivalve mollusc genus Limatula: a list of described species and a review of living and fossil species in the southwest Pacific. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 8(1): 17-91 [55] (as Limatula (Antarctolima) pygmaea, synonymy uncertain)
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. [639] (important discussion of the identities of L. pygmaea Philippi and L. deceptionensis Preston with a plesiotype designation for L. pygmaea. Author indicates that the name used herein covers taxa formerly called L. pygmaea sensu Fleming (1978). The identity of several bibliographic records need to be dealt with before any futher conclusions of synonymy or bibliography can be dealt with herein)
Linse, K. & Page, T.J. 2003. Evidence of brooding in Southern Ocean limid bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 69: 290-293 (notes on prodissoconch for L. pygmaea which could be L. deceptionensis)
Page, T.J. & Linse, K. 2002. More evidence of speciation and dispersal across the Antarctic Polar Front through molecular systematics of Southern Ocean Limatula. Polar Biology 25: 818-826 (molecular justification for species split between L. ovalis, L. hodgsoni and L. pygmea (the latter trated as L. deceptionensis))
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) |
| 28-Jul-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 15-May-2013 | 06-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Jan-2011 | ADDED |