Species Modiolatus nitidus (Reeve, 1857)
The Shining Modiola
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Modiola nitida 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. [species 6, pl. 2].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Essington, NT, Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Modiolatus nitidus (Reeve, 1857).
- Modiolus (Modiolusia) nitidus (Reeve, 1857). —
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [168, pl. 50, fig. 25]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Modiolus hanleyi auct. [Australian records]. —
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. [On the CD] - Modiolus (Modiolus) hanleyi Dunker, 1882 [misidentification]. —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [84]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [84] (as Modiolus (Modiolus) hanleyi (Dunker, 1882), a misidentification)
Common Name References
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. 2, species 6] (The Shining Modiola)
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 |