Species Wallucina fijiensis (Smith, 1885)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lucina (Codakia) fijiensis Smith, E.A. 1885. Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 13(35): 1-341, 25 pls [184, pl. 13, figs 9-9a].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1887.2.9 single valve with severe Byne’s disease, off Levuka, Fiji Islands, in 12 fathoms.
• Lucina (?Loripes) gordoni Smith, E.A. 1885. Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 13(35): 1-341, 25 pls [186, pl. 13, fig. 12].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1887.2.9.2786 single valve (with Byne’s disease), off Levuka, Fiji, 12 fathoms.
• Loripes haddoni Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1899. Report on the marine Mollusca obtained during the first expedition of Prof. A.C. Haddon to the Torres Straits in 1888-89. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 27: 150-206, pls 1-2 [200, pl. 10, fig. 12].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1899.2.23.12, Warrior Islands, Torres Strait.

 

Generic Combinations

• Wallucina fijiensis (Smith, 1885). —
  Glover, E. & Taylor, J.D. 2001. Systematic revision of Australian and Indo-Pacific Lucinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Pillucina, Wallucina and descriptions of two new genera and four new species. Records of the Australian Museum 53(3): 263-292 [289]
• Wallucina gordoni (Smith, 1885). —
  Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [159, pl. 22, fig. e]
• Wallucina haddoni (Melvill & Standen, 1899). —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 21, fig. 131]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Torres Strait to Lady Elliot Island, QLD, and islands and reefs off northwest WA, also Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, east Indo-west Pacific (Thailand, Fiji, Southern Japan)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Coral sand, coral sand, intertidal, marine, subtidal.

 

General References

Bouchet, P. & Taylor, J. 2015. Wallucina fijiensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367277 (Accessed on 2015-12-08)

Glover, E. & Taylor, J.D. 2001. Systematic revision of Australian and Indo-Pacific Lucinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Pillucina, Wallucina and descriptions of two new genera and four new species. Records of the Australian Museum 53(3): 263-292

Glover, E.A. & Taylor, J.D. 2007. Diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves on coral reefs: Lucinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of New Caledonia and Lifou. Zoosystema 29(1): 109-181

Huber, M. 2015. 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] [77, 2 text figs; on CD]

Lynge, H. 1909. Marine Lamellibranchiata. The Danish Expedition to Siam 1899-1900. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 7(5): 1-299

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
11-Apr-2024	IMPARIDENTIA Bieler et al., 2014	03-Apr-2024	MODIFIED
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)
11-Aug-2014		11-Aug-2014	MOVED
11-Aug-2014		31-Jul-2014	MOVED
11-Aug-2014	LUCINOIDEA	09-Apr-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		10-May-2011	MODIFIED