Subgenus Plicatula (Plicatula) Lamarck, 1801
Compiler and date details
2011 - Philippe Bouchet & Jean-Pierre Rocroi, generic information
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Type species:
Spondylus plicatus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation.- Spiniplicatula Habe, T. 1977. Systematics of Mollusca in Japan. Bivalvia and Scaphopoda. Tokyo : Zukan-no-Hokuryukan pp. i-xiii, 1-372, + 1-4 erata, 72 pls. [95].
Type species:
Plicatula muricata G.B. Soweby II, 1873 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Borneo, Central and East Indian Ocean, Hainan, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Red Sea, South China Sea, Taiwan, East China Sea, India. Also Panamanian (East Pacific), Carribean, west Africa, south Africa
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Watson, H. 1930. On the anatomy and affinities of Plicatula. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 19(1): 25-36 (anatomy)
Yonge, C.M. 1975. The status of the Plicatulidae and the Dimyidae in relation to the superfamily Pectinacea (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Journal of Zoology, London 176(4): 545-553 [545-553]
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) |
| 23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 06-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 11-Jun-2013 | 11-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED |