Genus Lortiella Modell, 1942
Compiler and date details
May 2017 - Burghardt, I.
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
April 2004 - Brian J. Smith, S. Reid & Winston F. Ponder, Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, TAS and Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1992 - Brian J. Smith, Museum Victoria, Melbourne
- Lortiella Modell 1942. Das natürliche system der najaden. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 74(5-6): 161-191 [178] [not available from Iredale, 1934, The Australian Zoologist, 8(1): 70 (no type species designated: beside Mycetopus rugatus, Iredale included also Lortiella froggati Iredale, 1934, and did not fix a type species)].
Type species:
Mycetopus rugatus Sowerby, 1868 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Daly Basin (DAB), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pilbara (PIL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater
General References
McMichael, D.F. & Hiscock, I.D. 1958. A monograph of the freshwater mussels (Mollusca : Pelecypoda) of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 9: 372-508 [432-433] (p. 431-432 clade elevated to subfamily status)
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) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2010 | 16-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |