Species Mactra (Mactra) grandis Gmelin, 1791

Museums

Regional Maps

• Mactra grandis Chemnitz, J.H. 1782. Neues systematisches Conchylien - Cabinet. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe Vol. 6 pp. 1-375, pls 1-36. [t. 23, fig. 228].
• Mactra radiata Spengler, L. 1802. Beskrivelse over del toskallede Conchylie-Slaegt Mactra. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 5(2): 92-128.
• Mactra mera 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. 16, fig. 82].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, China Sea.
• Mactra antiquata 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. 22] [not Spengler 1802].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Mactra (Mactra) grandis Gmelin, 1791. —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 37, fig. 258]

 

Introduction

Huber (2010) and Lamprell & Whitehead (1992) are not in agreement regarding the synonymy of this species.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

India (Gulf of Mannar) through to Vietnam, E.China, & Japan (Amami Is.)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, sand.

 

General References

Dharma, B. 1992. Indonesian Shells. Jakarta : Verlag Christa Hemmen Vol. 2 135 pp. [92]

Huber, M. 2010. Mactra grandis Gmelin, 1791. World Register of Marine Species. http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505684 (Accessed on 2015-04-01)

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. [441, 756; on CD]

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [78, pl. 37, fig. 258]

 

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
11-Aug-2014	MACTROIDEA	04-Dec-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		10-May-2011	MODIFIED