Species Purpurocardia bimaculata (Deshayes, 1854)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cardita bimaculata Deshayes, G.P. 1854. Descriptions of twenty new species of the genus Cardita, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Vol. 20 for 1852: 100-103 [“received from the printer” 23 May, 1854] [101, pl. 17, figs 4, 5].
- Cardita (Actinobolus) godeffroyi Dunker, G. 1871. Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. Malakozoologische Blätter 18: 150–175 [172].
- Cardita atkinsoni Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. On some new species of Tasmanian marine shells. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 27-29 [27].
- Venericardia propelutea Cotton, B.C. 1930. Pelecypoda of the Flindersian Region, southern Australia, No. 1. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 4(2): 223-240 [236, fig. 8].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Venericardia bimaculata (Deshayes, 1854).
- Purpurocardia bimaculata (Deshayes, 1854).
- Cyclocardia (Vimentum) godeffroyi (Dunker, 1871).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- "Venericardia" bimaculata (Deshayes, 1854). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 26, fig. 167]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand.
General References
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
11-Aug-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
11-Aug-2014 | CRASSATELLOIDEA | 15-Mar-2011 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
11-Aug-2014 | 15-Mar-2011 | MOVED | ||
11-Aug-2014 | 15-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
23-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED |