Species Nausitora dunlopei Wright, 1864
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Nausitora dunlopei Wright, E.P. 1864. On a new genus of Teredinidae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 24: 451-454, pl. 46 [453, pl. 46, figs 1-12].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 64.3.4.2, freshwater below Fureedpore, Comer River, Bengal [India]. - Nausitora messeli Iredale, T. 1932. Cobra or shipworms: a systematic account of the teredinid mollusca of Port Jackson. 24-40, pls 1-4 in Destruction of timber by marine organisms in the port of Sydney. Sydney : Sydney Harbour Trust. [37, pl. 4, figs 9-12].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.2189, Sydney, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'18"S 151°14'49.2"E]. - Nausitora queenslandica Iredale, T. 1936. Queensland cobra or shipworms: a systematic account of the teredinid molluscs of South Queensland. In, Watson, C.J.J. et al. (eds). Destruction of timber by marine organisms in the port of Brisbane, Queensland. Queensland Forest Services Bulletin 12: 33-41, 2 pls [37, pl. 2, figs 8-14].
Type data:
Holotype Chelmer, upper Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Turner, R.D. 1971. Identification of wood boring mollusks. pp. 17-64 in Jones, E.B.G. & Eltringham, S.K. (eds). Marine Fungi and Fouling Organisms of Wood. Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. [33] (lists 12 synonyms, only Australian cited above)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific in tropical to warm temperate areas
IMCRA
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, wood-borer.
General References
Brearley, A., Chalermwat, K. & Kakhai, N. 2003. Pholadidae and Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) collected from mangrove habitats on the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia. pp. 345-362 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 1. [teble 2] (distribution)
Ibrahim, J.V. 1981. Season of settlement of a number of shipworms (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in six Australian harbours. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 32: 591-604
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]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [208]
Marshall, J.V. & Turner, R.D. 1974. Survey of marine borers 1970-1972. The family Teredinidae in Australian waters. CSIRO, University of NSW pp. 1-158. [fig. 22] (distribution)
Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [206]
Turner, R.D. 1971. Identification of wood boring mollusks. pp. 17-64 in Jones, E.B.G. & Eltringham, S.K. (eds). Marine Fungi and Fouling Organisms of Wood. Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. [33]
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 | 29-Mar-2011 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 29-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED |