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Species Malleus meridianus Cotton, 1930


Compiler and date details

December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Endemic to Australia (Gulf St. Vincent to Fremantle; S.W.A., S.A. and Shark Bay (Cotton 1961)).

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Ecological Descriptors

In sand, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

To about 50 m, attached by its byssus

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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)
23-Apr-2018 BIVALVIA 23-Jan-2023 MODIFIED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
11-Aug-2014 11-Aug-2014 MOVED
11-Aug-2014 PTERIOIDEA 28-Jul-2014 MOVED Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014 PTERIOIDEA 03-Apr-2013 ADDED Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014 18-Sep-2012 MODIFIED
11-Aug-2014 17-Nov-2010 ADDED
17-Nov-2010 MODIFIED