Species Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Modiola rhomboidea Reeve, L.A. 1857. Monograph of the genus Modiola. pls 1-11 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 10. [pl. 6, fig. 28].
• Modiola elongata Hanley, S. 1843. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells. London : Williams & Norgate 392 pp. [237] [non Swainson, 1821].
• Modiola sirahensis Jousseaume, F. 1891. Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux. Le Naturaliste Series 2 Vol. 5 (Annee 1891): 208, 222 [222].
• Modiola subrugosa Grabau, A.W. & King, S.G. 1928. Shells of Peitaiho. Handbook No. 2. Peking : Peking Society of Natural History vi + 279 pp., pl. 3-11.
• Modiolus ostentus 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 [413, pl. 6, fig. 18] [treated as a synonym of Modiolus elongatus in the malacology collection at the Australian Museum, Sydney].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, AM C.60397, Keppel Bay, Long Beach, south of Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia [23°21‘28.8‘S, 150°47‘31.2‘E].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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.

 

Generic Combinations

• Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857).

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Modiolus (Modiolus) ostentatus sic Iredale, 1939. —
  Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [82]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Middle East, East Africa, Central Indo-west Pacific to Japan

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

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. [292]

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.

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [82, fig. 176] (as Modiolus (Modiolus) ostentatus Iredale, 1939)

 

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. [292] (Elongated Horse Mussel)

 

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)
23-Oct-2014	BIVALVIA	22-Jun-2016	MODIFIED	ABRS
06-Sep-2012		06-Sep-2012	MOVED
22-Sep-2010		22-Sep-2010	MOVED
27-May-2013		15-Sep-2010	MODIFIED
		11-Aug-2010	MODIFIED