Genus Oxyperas Mörch, 1853

Museums

Regional Maps

• Oxyperas Mörch, 1853 [Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D.A. d'Aguirra et Gadea, Comes de Yoldi, 2: 4].

  Type species:

   Mactra triangularis Lamarck, 1818 by monotypy.
• Pseudoxyperas Sacco, 1901 [I Molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria, 29: 26].

  Type species:

   Pseudoxyperas proaspersa Sacco, 1901 by original designation.
• Longimactra Finlay, H.J. 1928. The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 59: 232-286, pls 38-43 [279].

  Type species:

   Mactra elongata Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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. [759] (synonymy)

Vokes, H.E. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: A Systematic and Bibliographic Catalogue (revised and updated). New York : Paleontological Research Institution 307 pp. [135]

 

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	MACTROIDEA	04-Jul-2011	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014		29-Jun-2011	MODIFIED
		13-May-2011	MODIFIED