Species Theora lata (Hinds, 1843)
Shining Theora
Compiler and date details
May 2017 - Burghardt, I.
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Neaera fragilis Adams, A. 1855. Descriptions of twenty-five new species of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1855(23): 221-226 [226].
Type data:
Status unknown, Moreton Bay, Queensland. - Theora fragilis A. Adams, 1856.
Generic Combinations
- Theora (Theora) fragilis (A. Adams, 1856). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [118, pl. 57, fig. 435] - Theora fragilis (A. Adams, 1856). —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [24]
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [374, fig. 438] - Theora (Theora) lata (Hinds, 1843).
Introduction
There are numerous literature references dealing with the ecology of this species in the southern and eastern parts of Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Distribution outside Australia questionable
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand.
General References
Dautzenberg, P. 1929. Mollusca II: Mollusca marina testacea. In, Petit, G. (ed). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Françaises 3: 321-636, pls 4-7
Grove, S. 2010. A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania. http://www.molluscsoftasmania.net (http://www.molluscsoftasmania.net/Species%20pages/Theora%20fragilis.html)
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. [702] (Huber follows Lynge (1909) reasoning that T. fragilis is synonymous with Theora lata (Hinds, 1843), with some doubt. A revision of taxa from across the Indo-west Pacific is needed for Lynge's argument to be convincing)
Rosenberg, G. & Huber, M. 2012. Theora lata (Hinds, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214965 (Accessed on 2017-05-31)
Common Name References
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [374] (Shining Theora)
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 | TELLINOIDEA | 25-Jul-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 25-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED |