Species Mactra (Mactra) cumingii Reeve, 1854
Cuming's Trough Shell
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Mactra cumingii Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Mactra. pls 1-21 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8. [pl. 6, fig. 24].
- Mactra cuvieri Deshayes, M.G.P. 1854. Descriptions of new species of shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Vol. 22 for 1854: 13-23 [pp. 13–16: 30 Dec 1854; pp. 17–23: 10 Jan 1855] [17].
Type data:
Status unknown, Molluccas.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Mactra (Mactra) cumingii Reeve, 1854. —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 37, fig. 256]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand.
General References
Huber, M. 2010. Mactra cumingii Reeve, 1854. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505699 (Accessed on 2015-03-31)
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [78, pl. 37, fig. 256]
Smith, E.A. 1914. A list of Australian Mactridae, with a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 11: 137-151 (as Mactra cuvieri Deshayes)
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [349] (Cuming's Trough Shell)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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 | MACTROIDEA | 10-Dec-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
12-May-2011 | MODIFIED |