Species Paphies (Amesodesma) elongata (Reeve, 1854)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Mesodesma elongata Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Mesodesma. pls 1-4 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8. [pl. 1, fig. 5] [Deshayes MS].
• Mesodesma angusta Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Mesodesma. pls 1-4 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8. [pl. 1, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, "North Australia" (= NSW?).
• Mesodesma nitida Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Mesodesma. pls 1-4 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8. [pl. 1, fig. 6].
• Amesodesma perfuga Iredale, T. 1930. More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 17(9): 384-407 [Date published 27 June] [402, pl. 63, fig. 9] [original reference seen].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.57831, Sydney, Port Hacking, Gunnamatta Bay, New South Wales, Australia [34°3'57.6"S, 151°8'31.2"E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Amesodesma angusta (Reeve, 1854). —
  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 [26]
• Donacilla angusta (Reeve, 1854). —
  Laws, H.M. & Laws, D.F. 1972. The escape response of Donacilla angusta Reeve (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the presence of a naticid predator. The Veliger 14: 289-290 [289]
• Paphies (Amesodesma) elongata (Reeve, 1854). —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 41, fig. 280]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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

Intertidal, marine, sand.

 

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Paphies elongata (Reeve, 1854). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505808 (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]

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 [26]

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [86, pl. 41, fig. 280]

 

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. [351] (Elongate Little Wedge Shell Or Shining Wedge Shell)

Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [360] (refers to synonym Mesodesma angusta) (Narrow Wedge Shell)

 

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)
23-Apr-2018	BIVALVIA	05-Apr-2018	MODIFIED	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