Species Raeta (Raetina) pellicula (Reeve, 1854)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Mactra pellicula Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Mactra. pls 1-21 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8. [pl. 21, fig. 124] [according to Oliver (1992, p. 60) the species belongs in subgenus Raeta].
- Mactra anatinoides Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Mactra. pls 1-21 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 8. [pl. 21, fig. 123].
- Raeta grayi Adams, H. 1872. Descriptions of fourteen new species of land and marine shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 12-15; pl. 13 [13, pl. 3, fig. 23].
- Raeta abercrombiei Melvill, J.C. 1893. Description of twenty-five new species of marine shells from Bombay, collected by Mr Alexander Abercrombie. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 8: 234-245 [64, pl. 1, fig. 25].
- Raeta indica Dall, W.H. 1898. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida, with especial reference to the silex beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River, including in many cases a complete revision of the generic groups treated of and thier American Tertiary species. Part IV. I. Prionodesmacea: Nucula to Julia. 2. Teleodesmacea: Teredo to Ervilia. Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia 3(4): 571-947, pls 23-35 [882].
- Raeta jickelii Sturany, R.W. 1905. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna des Rothen Meeres und des Golfen von Aden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooligischen Gesellschaft 37: 132-146 [133-134, text figs a,b, c].
- Raeta magnifica Yokoyama, M 1922. Fossils from the upper Musashineo of Kazusa and Shimosa. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 44(1): 1-200 [132, pl. 8, figs 12,13].
- Raeta fragilis Grabau, A.W. & King, S.G. 1928. Shells of Peitaiho. Handbook No. 2. Peking : Peking Society of Natural History vi + 279 pp., pl. 3-11. [190, pl. 7, fig. 54].
Generic Combinations
- Labiosa grayi (H. Adams, 1872) [new combination]. —
Hedley, C. 1910. The marine fauna of Queensland. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 12: 329-371 [Date published December] [351] - Anatina (Raetina) indica (Dall, 1898) [new combination]. —
Dall, W.H. 1925. Illustrations of unfigured types of shells in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 66(2554): 1-41, pls 1-36 [2, pl. 20, fig. 2] - Raeta (Raetina) pellicula (Reeve, 1854). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 40]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific; NT and northern WA records added from Australian Museum reference collection records
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, mud-silt, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
Subtidal 1-30 m; in bays, in mud, muddy sand and soft clay
General References
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [195]
Harry, H.W. 1969. Anatomical notes on the mactrid bivalve Raeta plicata Lamarck, 1818, with a review of the genus Raeta and allied genera. The Veliger 12(1): 1-23 [15]
Huber, M. 2010. Raeta pellicula (Reeve, 1854). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505752 (Accessed on 2015-04-21)
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [84, pl. 40, fig. 278]
Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [133]
Smith, E.A. 1914. A list of Australian Mactridae, with a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 11: 137-151 [150]
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 | MACTROIDEA | 22-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 21-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED |