Species Panopea australis G.B. Sowerby, 1833
Australian Gaper
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Panopea australis Sowerby, G.B. (1st) & Sowerby, J. (ill.) 1833. The genera of Recent and Fossil shells. London : Sowerby pts 39-40. [pl. 40, fig. 2].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tasmania. - Panopea angusta Hedley, C. 1915. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XII. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39: 695–755, pls 77–85 [Date published 26 Feb.] [705, pl. 80, figs 40-42].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.31604, Tewantin, Queensland [26°22'58.8"S 153°0'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, sublittoral, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Sublittoral 14-200 m; deep burrowing in sand and mud
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. [353, pl. 41, fig. 22]
Cotton, B.C. 1961. South Australian Mollusca. Pelecypoda. Adelaide : W.L. Hawes, Government Printer 363 pp. [Date published Oct: Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Series] [304-305, fig. 335]
Huber, M. 2010. Panopea australis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505402 (Accessed on 2015-01-23)
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. [198, fig. 579]
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [380, 382, fig. 446]
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. [353, pl. 41, fig. 22] (Australian Gaper)
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 | 31-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | 31-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | HIATELLOIDEA | 01-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 18-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED |