Genus Varotoga Iredale, 1931

Museums

Regional Maps

• Varotoga Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [206].

  Type species:

   Solecardia cryptozoica Hedley, 1917 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria

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), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Notes

"Lamprell & Healy (1998: sp. 396) recognized species of Varotoga as special or distinct from Scintilla. Lamprell & Healy's solution, synonymy with Scintillona, however, does not match."(Huber, 2015)
According to Huber (2015:481) "Varotoga Iredale, 1931 is abased on Solecardia cryptozoica Hedley, 1917. As Demonstrated by Lützen et al. (2005: 272-3), the congeneric Varotoga anomala approaches Scintilla anatomically..."
Huber considers Varotoga to be closer to Scintilla than Scintillona in all observable traits.

General References

Huber, M. 2015. Compendium of Bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 907 pp, 1 CD-ROM. [Date published May: Markus Huber, Annioe Langleit &​ Kurt Kreipl: TELLINIDAE; Markus Huber: all other parts] [466, 471, 474-475, 479-482]

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