Species Martesia (Martesia) striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pholas striatus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [669].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Southern Europe.

 

Generic Combinations

• Martesia (Martesia) striata (Linnaeus, 1758).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Borer, intertidal, marine, wood.

Extra Ecological Information

Below low water mark.

 

General References

Boyle, P.J. & R.D. Turner 1976. The larval development of the wood boring piddock Martesia striata (L.) (Mollusca:Bivalvia:Pholadidae). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 22: 55-68

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [188]

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. [476]

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 [27]

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [573]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [200]

Morton, B. 1971. A note on Martesia striata (Pholadidae) tunnelling into plastic piping in Hong Kong. Malacological Review 4: 207-208

Morton, B. 1971. A note on Martesia striata (Pholadidae) tunnelling into plastic piping in Hong Kong. Malacological Review 4: 207-208

Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [203]

Purchon, R.D. 1956. A note on the biology of Martesia striata L. (Lamellibranchia). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 126(2): 245-258

 

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. [355, pl. 38, fig. 4] (Wood-boring Angel's Wing)

 

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	MYIDA	31-Jul-2014	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014	MYIDA	14-Oct-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		11-Mar-2011	MODIFIED