Species Plicatula (Plicatula) plicata Linnaeus, 1767
- Spondylus plicatus Linnaeus, C. 1764. Museum S.R.M. Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque. Holmiae : L. Salvius viii, 1-720 pp. [511] [invalid name].
- Plicatula imbricata Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [35] [junior homonym; junior homonym of Plicatula imbricata Koch & Dunker 1837].
Type data:
Status unknown, West Australia. - Plicatula chinensis Mörch, O.A.L. 1853. Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra et Gadea, Comes de Yoldi, regis Daniae cubiculariorum princeps, ordinis Danebrogici in prima classe et ordinis tertii eques. Fasciculus Secundus. Acephala, Annulata Cirripeda, Echinodermata. Hafniae : Ludovici Kleini Vol. 2 74 pp. + 2 unnumbered pages. [Date published April] [61].
Type data:
Status unknown, China. - Plicatula essingtonensis Sowerby, G.B. 1873. Monograph of the genus Plicatula. pls 1-4 in Sowerby, G.B. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 19. [pl. 3, sp. 8].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Essington, North Australia. - Plicatula menkeana Finlay, H.J. 1927. New specific names for Austral Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 488-533 [527] [new name for Plicatula imbricata Menke, 1843].
- Plicatula essingtonensis elusa Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [206, pl. 25, figs 5-6].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57777 dry, Sydney Harbour, NSW, Australia [33°51‘0‘S, 151°13‘58.8‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Introduction
Huber (2010, on the CD) also lists the following non-Australian taxa as synonyms: Plicatula ramosa Sowerby, 1847; Plicatula philippinanum Sowerby, 1847; Plicatula deltoidea Dunker, 1849; Plicatula ceylonica Sowerby, 1873; Plicatula plicata var. foliacea Jousseaume in Lamy, 1822
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific
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)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General 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. [283-284] (as Plicatula essingtonensis Sowerby, 1873)
Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [380-381, pl. 6, figs. 3-4] (note spelling error of P. sinensis; should be P. chinensis)
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 [12]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [112] (as Plicatula (Plicatula) chinensis Mörch, 1853)
Lamy, E. 1939. Revision des Plicatula vivants du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Journal de Conchyliologie 83(1): 5-26 [8]
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) |
| 06-Jun-2013 | ADDED |