Species Mactra (Mactra) deshayesi Mayer, 1867
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Mactra deshayesi Mayer, 1867 [replacement name; for Macra semisulcata Reeve, 1854; Cat. Moll. Tert. Musée Zurich. II. P.45].
- Mactra semisulcata 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. 11, fig. 48] [junior homonym; not Mactra semisulcata Lamarck, 1807 (fossil); Deshayes ms].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Mactra (Mactra) deshaysei Mayer, 1867.
- Mactra (Mactra) olorina Philippi, 1846 [misidentification]. —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 37, fig. 247]
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. [755] (records shell illustrated in Lamprell & Whitehead (1992) as Mactra (Mactra) deshaysei Mayer, 1867)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Gulf of Aqaba, Java Sea, Madagascar, Persian Gulf, Red Sea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- 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. (considers Mactra deshayesi an uncommon inflated large Mactra from NW Australia, however the QLD presence of Lamprell & Whitehead (1992) could not be verified as yet)
Ecological Descriptors
Infratidal fringe, intertidal, marine, sand, sand.
General References
Huber, M. 2010. Mactra deshayesi Mayer, 1867. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505693 (Accessed on 2015-04-01)
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 [144]
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 | 10-Dec-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 21-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED |