Species Pitar (Pitar) sophiae (Angas, 1877)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cytherea sophiae Angas, G.F. 1877. Description of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 171-177, pl. 26, figs 26, 27 [176, pl. 26, fig. 23].
Type data:
Status unknown, Botany Bay, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Pitar (Pitarina) sophiae (Angas, 1877). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [140, pl. 68, fig. 531] - Granicorium sophiae (Angas, 1877). —
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 [22]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
SE Asia
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Christmas Island Province (23), 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, marine, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 183 m
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. [400, 731] (also 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 [22]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J.M. 1997. Pitar Römer from Australian and adjacent waters, with descriptions of four new species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneridae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(1): 283-306 [298] (as Pitar (Pitarina) sophiae (Angas, 1877))
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [140, pl. 68, fig. 531]
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 | VENEROIDEA | 01-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 01-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED |