Species Teredo furcifera von Martens, 1894
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Teredo furcifera Martens, E.C. von 1894. Mollusken. pp. 81-96, Mit Tafel IV in Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Vol. 5 Systematik, Tiergeographie, Anatomie wirbelloser Tiere. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8(I. Lieferung): 1-160 [95, pl. 4, fig. 9].
Type data:
Holotype Ambon, Indonesia. - Teredo australsiatica Roch, F. & Moll, F. 1935. Über einige neue Teredinidenarten. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 144(5-6): 263-279.
- Teredo (Teredo) bensoni Edmondson, C.H. 1946. Dispersal of shipworms among Pacific islands with description of new species. Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 18(15): 211-224 [214, figs 1a-d].
- Teredo furcata Roch, F. & Moll, F. 1935. Über einige neue Teredinidenarten. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 144(5-6): 263-279 [267, pl. 1, fig. 4].
- Teredo furcillatus Miller, R.C. 1924. Wood-boring mollusks from the Hawaiian, Samoan, and Philippine Islands. University of California Publications in Zoology 26(7): 145-151, pls 8-11 [149, pl. 10, figs 16-20].
- Teredo krappei Roch, F. & Moll, F. 1935. Über einige neue Teredinidenarten. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 144(5-6): 263-279 [268, pl. 1, fig. 6].
- Teredo laciniata Roch, F. & Moll, F. 1935. Über einige neue Teredinidenarten. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 144(5-6): 263-279 [268, pl. 1, fig. 6].
- Teredo (Teredo) parksi Bartsch, P. 1921. A new classification of the shipworms and descriptions of some new wood boring mollusks. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 34: 25-32 [28].
- Teredo (Teredo) parksi madrasensis Nair, N.B. 1955. Shipworms of India: 2. Seven more shipworms from South India. Records of the Indian Museum 53: 261-278 [265, text fig. 2a-c].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas
IMCRA
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), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, wood-borer.
General References
Ibrahim, J.V. 1981. Season of settlement of a number of shipworms (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in six Australian harbours. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 32: 591-604
Marshall, J.V. & Turner, R.D. 1974. Survey of marine borers 1970-1972. The family Teredinidae in Australian waters. CSIRO, University of NSW pp. 1-158. [fig. 15] (distribution)
Turner, R.D. 1971. Australian Shipworms. Australian Natural History 139-145 [144, pl. 4]
Turner, R.D. 1971. Identification of wood boring mollusks. pp. 17-64 in Jones, E.B.G. & Eltringham, S.K. (eds). Marine Fungi and Fouling Organisms of Wood. Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. [30] (distribution, synonymy)
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 | ||
| MYIDA | 12-Apr-2011 | ADDED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |