Species Uperotus clavus (Gmelin, 1791)
Gregarious Shipworm
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Teredo clava Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3748].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Tranquebar, Madras, India. - Glumebra elegans Iredale, T. 1936. Queensland cobra or shipworms: a systematic account of the teredinid molluscs of South Queensland. In, Watson, C.J.J. et al. (eds). Destruction of timber by marine organisms in the port of Brisbane, Queensland. Queensland Forest Services Bulletin 12: 33-41, 2 pls [43, pl. 2, figs 22-28] [original reference seen].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.105657, Great Barrier Reef, Green Island, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia [16°46'1.2"S 145°58'1.2"E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [28] (lists 11 synonyms, one Australian names listed here)
Generic Combinations
- Uperotus clavus (Gmelin, 1791).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical Indo Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Bores in nuts
General References
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [206]
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. [28]
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. [360, fig. 9] (Gregarious Shipworm)
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 | MYIDA | 21-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED |