Species Malleus regulus (Forsskål, 1775)
Bean Hammer Oyster (for Parimalleus cursator)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Ostrea valsella Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3333] [Huber (2010) corrected spelling from Gmelin's valsella to vulsella].
- Himantopoda truncata Schumacher, C.F. 1817. Essai d'un Nouveau Systéme des Habitations des vers Testacés. Copenhagen : Schultz 287 pp., pls 1-22. [110, pl. 2, fig. 3].
- Malleus decurtatus Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [145].
- Malleus vulsellatus Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [145].
- Vulsella nuttalli Conrad, T.A. 1837. Descriptions of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia series 1 7(2): 227-268 [257, pl. 20, fig. 10].
- Parimalleus cursator Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [205].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.170918 (missing), NSW. - Parimalleus rex Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [343].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.170633 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Low Islands, QLD [16°22‘58.8‘S 145°34‘1.2‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Malleus (Malvufundus) regula (Forsskål, 1775).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Malleus (Malvufundus) decurtatus Lamarck, 1819. —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [112, sp. 272] - Malleus (Malvufundus) regula (Forsskål, 1775) [misidentification; is Malleus legumen Reeve, 1858]. —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [110, fig. 271]
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. [606] - Ostrea vulsella Gmelin, 1791 [published by Gmelin as valsella, interpreted as a mis-spelling for vulsella]. —
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.
Introduction
In addition to the synonyms given in the synonymy above, Huber (2010, on the CD, lines 4594-4611) gives the following:
Malleus maculosus Reeve, 1858 - Polynesia
Malleus aquatilis Reeve, 1858 - W Columbia
Malleus versiculatus Reeve, 1858 - W Columbia
Malleus rufipunctatus Reeve, 1858 - W Columbia
Mallius solitarius Reeve, 1858 - Polynesia
Malleus panamensis Mörch, 1861 - Costa Rica
Malleus obvolutus Folin in Folin & Périer, 1867 - Panana bay
Fundella lioyi Gregorio, 1884 - Mediterranean
Pinna aenigmatica Turton, 1932 - Port Alfred, S Africa
Pinna saccata Turton, 1932 - Port Alfred dub.
Pinna saccata similis Turton, 1932 - Port Alfred dub.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, Eastern Pacific and Mediterranean
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand bottom marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Byssally attached, firmly fastened by the byssus in crevices or in holes in coral and calcareous blocks (Kay, 1979) or in muddy sand (Lamrell & Healy, 1998). Depth 1-35 m, immature specimens in less than 1 m while fully developed valves may be dredged between 1-35m (Kay 1979)
General 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. [258] (as Parimalleus rex, p. 259 as Parimalleus cursator,)
Barash, A. & Danin, Z. 1972. The Indo-Pacific species of Mollusca in the Mediterranean and notes on a collection from the Suez Canal. Israel Journal of Zoology 21: 301-374 [334-335]
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 [11]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [110, fig. 271] (Misidentification; is Malleus legumen Reeve, 1858)
Moore, R.C. (ed.) 1969. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part N. Mollusca 6. Bivalvia. Boulder, Colorado & Lawrence, Kansas : Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press Vols 1 & 2 xxxviii + ii, 952 pp. [Vol.1, pp. i-xxxviii + N1-N489; Vol. 2, pp. i-ii + N491-N952] [N329]
Odhner, N.H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia. 1910–1913, pt XVII, Mollusca. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(16): 1–115 pls 1–3 [Date published 19 Sept. 1917] [17]
Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [65]
Smith, E.A. 1891. On a collection of marine shells from Aden, with some remarks upon the relationship of the Molluscan fauna of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891(3): 390–436 [434]
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. A checklist of marine bivalves from Phuket (area). Phuket Marine Biological Center, Research Bulletin 27: 1-15 [6]
Yonge, C.M. 1968. Form and habit in species of Malleus (including the "hammer oysters") with comparative observations on Isognomon isognomon. Biological Bulletin 135: 378-405 [380-385] (anatomy)
Zenetos, A., Koutsoubas, D. & Vardala-Theodorou, E. 2005. Origin and vectors of introduction of exotic molluscs in greek waters. Belgian Journal of Zoology 2: 275-286 (mediterreanean introduction)
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. [259, fig. 6] (Bean Hammer Oyster)
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) |
| 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 |