Species Pteria lata (Gray, 1845)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Avicula lata Gray, J.E. 1845. Appendix to Eyre's Central Australia. pp. 405-448 in Eyre, J.E. (ed). Journals of Expedition and Discovery into Central Australia and Overland, in two volumes. London : T. & W. Boone Vol. 1. [435, pl. 6, fig. 1].
• Avicula serrulata Dunker, W. 1848. Diagnoses molluscorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 5: 177-186 [178].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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.

 

Generic Combinations

• Pteria lata (Gray, 1845).
• Austropteria lata (Gray, 1845). —
  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. [260]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

NW to NE Australia; Arafura Sea and Indonesia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Byssally attached to sea whips or weed on rocks; found in substrates of coral or rocks.

 

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. [260, pl. 31, fig. 1] (also as Austropteria saltata)

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.

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [96, fig. 226]

Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. A taxonomic, distributional and bibliographic checklist on Hong Kong marine bivalve molluscs and research published on them from 1971-2000. pp. 259-310 in Morton, B. (ed). Perspectives on Marine Enivornmental Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001: Proceedings of an International Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong Kong, October 2001 (Hong Kong Culture and Society). USA : University of Wasington Press. [269] (cited)

 

Common Name 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. [260, pl. 31, fig.1] (Broad Winged Pearl Shell)

Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [42, pl. 43B] (Red Wing Oyster)

 

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)
11-Aug-2014		11-Aug-2014	MOVED
11-Aug-2014	PTERIOIDEA	13-Sep-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