Species Myllita (Myllita) gemmata (Tate, 1879)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Pythina gemmata Tate, R. 1879. Zoologica et Palaeontologica Miscellanea, chiefly relating to South Australia. Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide 1878-79: 129-140 [132, pl. 5, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.12907, Fowler Bay, South Australia, in shell sand. - Myllita inaequalis Dall, W.H. 1898. On a new species of Myllita. Nautilus 12: 40-41 [41].
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern WA,King George Sound,SA,Fowler Bay-Sceale Bay
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
.shallow water; nestling in burrows of prawn Axius plectorhynchus; on CD
General References
Cotton, B.C. 1961. South Australian Mollusca. Pelecypoda. Adelaide : W.L. Hawes, Government Printer 363 pp. [Date published Oct: Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Series] [232, fig. 246]
Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1938. The Molluscs of South Australia. Part 1. The Pelecypoda. Adelaide : Government Printer 314 pp. [Handbook of the flora and fauna of South Australia] [219]
Hedley, C. 1900. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 495-513 [22 Nov. 1900] [497] (notes on synonym)
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] [488; on CD]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [156]
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 | GALEOMMATOIDEA | 18-May-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-May-2011 | MODIFIED |