Species Saccella novaguineensis (Smith, 1885)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
August 2002 - Peter U. Middelfart, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Leda novaeguineensis Smith, E.A. 1885. Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 13(35): 1-341, 25 pls [237, pl. 19, figs 10, 10a].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Scaeoleda novaguineensis satagea Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [238-239, pl. 1, figs 7, 7a].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60257, Great Barrier Reef, Low Islands, Queensland, Australia [16°22‘58.8‘S, 145°34‘1.2‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [36]
Generic Combinations
- Nuculana (Nuculana) novaguineensis (Smith, 1885). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [36, fig. 22] - Nuculana (Saccella) novaguineensis (Smith, 1885). —
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. [97, text fig.]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Siri Lanka, New Guinea, Philippines (see Huber 2010)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, in mud, marine.
General References
Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [238]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [36, fig. 22]
History of changes
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| 03-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |