Species Meropesta nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)
Radiately-ridged Trough Shell
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Mactra nicobarica 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] [3261].
Type data:
Status unknown, Nicobars. - Mactra aegyptiaca Chemnitz, J.H. 1795. Neues systematisches Conchylien - Cabinet. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe Vol. 11 312 + 124 pp., pls 174 -213. [218, pl. 200, figs 1955-6].
- Lutraria chemnitzii Philippi, R.A. 1849. Centuria tertia testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 6: 17-26 [26].
- Meropesta meridiana Iredale, T. 1929. Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 9(3): 261–297, pls 30–31 [29 June 1929] [268].
Type data:
Status unknown, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Spisula aegyptiaca (Gmelin, 1795) [new combination]. —
Gray, J.E. 1837. A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and authors cabinet; with descriptions of new species. Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology and Meteorology 1: 370-376 [373] - Standella aegyptiaca (Gmelin, 1795) [new combination]. —
Shopland, E.R. 1896. List of shells collected at Aden in 1892-95, classified in accordance with the Paetel Catalogue. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 10: 217-235 [230] - Merope aegyptiaca (Gmelin, 1795) [new combination]. —
Angas, G.F. 1871. A list of additional species of marine Mollusca to be included in the fauna of Port-Jackson and the adjacent coasts of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(1): 87-101, pl. 1 [100] - Eastonia nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791) [new combination]. —
Spry, J.F. 1964. The sea shells of Dar es Salaam. Part II Pelecypoda (Bivalvies). Tanganyika Notes 63: 123-164, 8 pls [148, pl. 8, fig. 4] (as Eastonia (Standella) (Meropesta) nicobarica)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Mactra (Standella) aegyptiaca Chemnitz, 1795. —
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 [139]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific; NSW record from Australian Museum reference collection
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, mud-silt, sand.
General 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. [452, 760; on CD: line 15178]
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]
Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [133]
Rosenberg, G. & Huber, M. 2012. Meropesta nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505735 (Accessed on 2015-03-30)
Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. Mollusca of Krusadai Is. II. Scaphopoda, Pelecypoda, and Cephalopoda. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, Natural History ns 1(no. 2, pt 7): 202 pp., 30 pls [142]
Taylor, J.D., Williams, S.T., Glover, E.A. & Dyal, P. 2007. A molecular phylogeny of heterodont bivalves (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Heterodonta): new analyses of 18S and 28S rRNA genes. Zoologica Scripta 36(6): 587-606 (included in analysis)
Vongpanich, V. 2000. Family Mactridae (Mollusca:Bivalvia) in Thai waters. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 2 21: 483-498 [491]
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. [350] (refers to synonymy Meropesta meridiana) (Radiately-ridged 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) |
| 23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 15-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 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) |
| 10-May-2011 | MODIFIED |