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Species Pinctada nigra (Gould, 1850)


Compiler and date details

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

 

Generic Combinations

 

Introduction

Huber (2010) lists the following additional synonym:

Probably Avicula turdus Philippi, 1851 - China

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-West Pacific Huber (2010) gives the range in Australia as Northwest to northeast Australia. This not supported by the Australia Museum collection, which holds specimens only from eastern Queensland and northern NSW, plus one from Cape Leveque, WA.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Byssally attached to rocks or corals in shallow reef areas

 

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)
23-Oct-2014 BIVALVIA 16-Nov-2015 MODIFIED ABRS
11-Aug-2014 11-Aug-2014 MOVED
11-Aug-2014 PTERIOIDEA 20-Nov-2013 MODIFIED Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014 17-Nov-2010 ADDED
17-Nov-2010 MODIFIED