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Species Paphies (Amesodesma) altenai (De Rooij-Schuiling, 1972)

Compiler and date details

December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Mesodesma altenai De Rooij-Schuling, L.A. 1972. Systematic notes on the Mesodesmatidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia), and descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 5 46: 55-68 [56, figs 1a-b].

Generic Combinations

Paphies (Amesodesma) altenai (De Rooij-Schuiling, 1972). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [248, fig. 749]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indonesia; QLD added from Australian Museum reference collection records

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

(map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, sand.

General References

Beu, A.G. & de Rooij-Schuiling, L.A. 1982. Subgeneric classification of New Zealand and Australian species of Paphies Lesson (Bivalvia: Mesodesmatidae) and the names for two species of tuatua in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 19: 211-230 [225]

Huber, M. 2010. Paphies altenai (de Rooij-Schuiling, 1972). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505805 (Accessed on 2015-04-21)

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. [456, on CD]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [248, fig. 749]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

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	31-Jul-2014	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014	MACTROIDEA	08-Jun-2011	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		13-May-2011	MODIFIED