Species Tucetona gealei (Angas, 1873)
Nodulose Dog Cockle
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Pectunculus gealei Angas, G.F. 1873. Descriptions of eight new species of land and marine shells from various localities. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 182-184 [June 1873] [183, pl. 20, fig. 5].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, off Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. - Tucetona hoylei superior 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 [302, pl. 4, fig. 15] [nom. nov. for Glycymeris cardiiformis Hedley, 1906 (Capricorn Grp) non Angas 1879].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.62474 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Capricorn Group, Masthead Island, Queensland, Australia [23°31‘58.8‘S 151°45‘0‘E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 3, fig. 14a, b]
- 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. [154, text fig.; 583] (Huber also lists the additional synonym: Pectunculus robustus Sowerby III, 1883)
Generic Combinations
- Tucetona gealei (Angas, 1873). —
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 [9] - Grandaxinaea gealei (Angas, 1873). —
Thornley, G. 1951. Marine shell collecting on the north coast of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1949-1950: 44-52 [46, fig. 5] - Glycymeris gealei (Angas, 1873). —
Tate, R. & May, W.L. 1901. A revised census of the marine Mollusca of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(3): 344-471 [436]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sand bottom marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 60 m
General References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [250, fig. 3] (illustration, description, distribution, habitat)
Hedley, C. 1906. The Mollusca of Mast Head Reef, Capricorn Group, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 31(3): 453-479, pls 36-37 [419] (as Glycymeris cardiiformis)
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 [M6]
Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36 [189]
Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [203] (placed in Grandaxinaea)
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 [9]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 3, fig. 14] (illustration, description, distribution, habitat)
Tate, R. 1891. A second supplement to a list of the lamellibranch and palliobranch Mollusca of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 14: 265-269 [268]
Tate, R. & May, W.L. 1901. A revised census of the marine Mollusca of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(3): 344-471 [436]
Thornley, G. 1951. Marine shell collecting on the north coast of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1949-1950: 44-52 [46, fig. 7] (illustration, locality)
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [250, fig. 3] (Nodulose Dog Cockle)
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) |
| 29-Jan-2013 | 29-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Oct-2010 | 01-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED |