Species Rasta thiophila (Taylor & Glover, 1997)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Rastafaria thiophila Taylor, J.D. & Glover, E.A. 1997. A chemosymbiotic lucinid bivalve (Bivalvia: Lucinoidea) with periostracal pipes: functional morphology and description of a new genus and species. pp. 335-361 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Musuem Vol. 2. [341, figs 1-9, 14-15].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 44-95, 9.2 km North of Beacon Island, Wallabi Group, Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, 39 m.
Generic Combinations
- Rasta thiophila (Taylor & Glover, 1997). —
Taylor, J.D. & Glover, E.A. 2000. Nomenclatural rectifications for Indo-Pacific Lucinidae. Journal of Conchology 37(1): 82 [82]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
30-40 m.
General References
Gofas, S., Bouchet, P. & Taylor, J. 2014. Rasta thiophila. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464264 (Accessed on 2015-12-09)
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] [78, 1 text fig.; on CD]
Taylor, J.D. & Glover, E.A. 1997. A chemosymbiotic lucinid bivalve (Bivalvia: Lucinoidea) with periostracal pipes: functional morphology and description of a new genus and species. pp. 335-361 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Musuem Vol. 2. [354]
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 | 12-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-May-2011 | MODIFIED |