Species Prophetilora simplex (Reeve, 1850)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lucina simplex Reeve, L.A. 1850. Monograph of the genus Lucina. pls 1-11 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 6. [no. 11].
• Prophetilora arizela Iredale, T. 1930. Queensland Molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 10(1): 73–88 [75, pl. 9, figs 10-11].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.57747, Torres Strait, Friday Island, Queensland, Australia [10°36'S, 142°10'1.2"E].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Taylor, J.D., Glover, E.A., Smith, L., Dyal, P. & Williams, S.T. 2011. Molecular phylogeny and classification of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 15-49 [35]

 

Generic Combinations

• Monitilora (Prophetilora) simplex (Reeve, 1850). —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 22, fig. 137]
• Prophetilora simplex (Reeve, 1850). —
  Huber, M. 2015. Compendium of Bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 907 pp, 1 CD-ROM. [Date published May: Markus Huber, Annioe Langleit &​ Kurt Kreipl: TELLINIDAE; Markus Huber: all other parts] [445; on CD]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Also Philippines (Australian Museum reference collection record)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

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

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, sand.

 

General References

Huber, M. 2015. Compendium of Bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 907 pp, 1 CD-ROM. [Date published May: Markus Huber, Annioe Langleit &​ Kurt Kreipl: TELLINIDAE; Markus Huber: all other parts] [445; on CD]

Jarrett, A.G. 2011. Marine Shells of the Whitsunday Coast & Islands. Australia : Midas Printing 268 pp., 960 figs.

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [48, pl. 22, fig. 137]

Taylor, J. 2010. Prophetilora simplex. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464258 (Accessed on 2016-01-12)

 

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		31-Jul-2014	MOVED
11-Aug-2014	LUCINOIDEA	08-Apr-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		11-May-2011	MODIFIED