Species Lyrodus massa (Lamy, 1923)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Teredo massa Lamy, E. 1923. Les Tarets de la Mer Rouge (d'apres les matériaux recueillis par le Dr. Jousseaume). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 29: 175-178 [176, text fig.] [Jousseaume ms].
• Teredo infundibulata Roch, F. & Moll, F. 1935. Über einige neue Teredinidenarten. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 144(5-6): 263-279 [265, text fig. 3].
• Teredo singaporeana Roch, F. & Moll, F. 1935. Über einige neue Teredinidenarten. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 144(5-6): 263-279 [266, text fig. 4].

 

Generic Combinations

• Lyrodus massa (Lamy, 1923). —
  Turner, R.D. 1966. A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of the Teredinidae. Cambridge : Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 265 pp. [109]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, wood-borer.

 

General References

Brearley, A., Chalermwat, K. & Kakhai, N. 2003. Pholadidae and Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) collected from mangrove habitats on the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia. pp. 345-362 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 1. [Table 2]

Marshall, J.V. & Turner, R.D. 1974. Survey of marine borers 1970-1972. The family Teredinidae in Australian waters. CSIRO, University of NSW pp. 1-158. [fig. 8] (distribution)

Turner, R.D. 1966. A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of the Teredinidae. Cambridge : Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 265 pp. [109] (synonymy)

Turner, R.D. 1971. Australian Shipworms. Australian Natural History 139-145 [pl. 4] (distribution)

Turner, R.D. 1971. Identification of wood boring mollusks. pp. 17-64 in Jones, E.B.G. & Eltringham, S.K. (eds). Marine Fungi and Fouling Organisms of Wood. Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. [32] (synonymy, distribution)

 

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)
11-Aug-2014		11-Aug-2014	MOVED
	MYIDA	14-Apr-2011	ADDED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)