Species Thracia (Eximiothracia) modesta Angas, 1867

Museums

Regional Maps

• Thracia modesta Angas, G.F. 1867. On a new genus and some new species of marine Mollusca from Port Jackson, New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 908-935, pl. 44 [908, pl. 44, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Dredged off Ball's Head, Port Jackson, NSW, Australia.
• Thracia jacksonensis Sowerby, G.B.(3rd) 1883. Descriptions of five new species of shells: Lima goliath; Thracia jacksonensis; Tellina brazieri, T. modesta; Pectunculus robustus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883: 30-32.
• Thracia brazieri Sowerby, G.B.(3rd) 1883. Descriptions of five new species of shells: Lima goliath; Thracia jacksonensis; Tellina brazieri, T. modesta; Pectunculus robustus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883: 30-32 [465] (suggested as new name for Thracia jacksonensis by Sowerby, 1883, p. 465, see Hedley (1918); Huber (2010) considers it an unnec. nom. nov.) [invalid name].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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. (CD additional name in synonymy)

 

Generic Combinations

• Eximiothracia modesta (Angas, 1867). —
  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 [14]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Thracia (Eximiothracia) modesta Angas, 1867. —
  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. (on CD)
• Thracia (Thracia) modesta Angas, 1867. —
  Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [210, fig. 600]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

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)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

To 30 m

 

General References

Hedley, C. 1918. A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 51: M1–M120 [M13, sp. 108] (lists Thracia brazieri Sowerby, 1883 (1884))

Huber, M. 2010. Thracia modesta Angas, 1868. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506904 (Accessed on 2015-01-21)

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. [785] (also on CD)

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 [14]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [210, fig. 600]

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 [71]

 

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)
23-Oct-2014	BIVALVIA	28-Jun-2016	MODIFIED	ABRS
11-Aug-2014		11-Aug-2014	MOVED
11-Aug-2014	PHOLADOMYIDA	10-Aug-2011	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014		27-Jul-2011	MODIFIED
		14-Jul-2011	MODIFIED