Species Mactrotoma explanata (Reeve, 1854)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Mactra explanata 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. 14, fig. 70].
• Mactra parkesiana Hedley, C. 1902. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27: 7–29 [8, pl. 1, figs 5-9].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.10935, Sydney, Middle Harbour, Balmoral Beach, New South Wales, Australia [33°49'40.8"S, 151°15'E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Mactrotoma explanata (Reeve, 1854).
• Electromactra parkesiana (Hedley, 1902). —
  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. [348]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Mactra (Mactra) explanata Reeve, 1854. —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 37, no. 251]
• Mactra (Electromactra) parkesiana Hedley, 1902. —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 38, no. 261] (subgeneric combination of synonym)
• Mactra (Electromactra) explanata Reeve, 1854 [changed combination and misidentification sensu Huber (2010)].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, sand, subtidal.

 

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Mactrotoma explanata (Reeve, 1854). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505731 (Accessed on 2017-05-31)

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. [756]

Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [26]

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [80]

 

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. [348] (Parkes's Trough Shell)

 

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	03-Dec-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		21-Nov-2013	MODIFIED