Species Glycymeris (Glycymeris) cotinga (Iredale, 1939)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Veletuceta cotinga 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 [299, pl. 4, fig. 9].
Type data:
Holotype Murray Island, Torres Strait, QLD, Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Glycymeris (Glycymeris) cotinga (Iredale, 1939). —
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. [150, text fig.; 584]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Glycymeris (Glycymeris) reevei (non Mayer, 1868). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 1, fig. 4] (Australian records are Glycymeris (Glycymeris) cotinga (Iredale, 1939)) - Glycymeris reevei non Mayer, 1868. —
Hedley, C. 1916. A preliminary index of the Mollusca of Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1: 152-226 [155] (Australian records are Glycymeris (Glycymeris) cotinga (Iredale, 1939))
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also Central Indo-West Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sand bottom marine, subtidal.
General References
Dharma, B. 1992. Indonesian Shells. Jakarta : Verlag Christa Hemmen Vol. 2 135 pp. [80, pl. 18, fig. 7] (General reference; illustration, description, habitat)
Fischer, P.J. 1927. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pliozän- fauna der Mollusken-Inseln Seran und Obi. 1-179, pls 212-217 in Wanner, J. (ed.). Paläontologie von Timor. Vol. 15. [119, fig. 107] (General reference; as Axinea angulata; illustration, description, distribution)
Hedley, C. 1916. A preliminary index of the Mollusca of Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1: 152-226 [155] (as Glycymeris reevei (Mayer, 1868))
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [5, pl. 1, fig. 4] (as Glycymeris (Glycymeris) reevei (Mayer, 1868))
Matsukuma, A. 1979. Glycymeridid Bivalves from Japan and adjacent areas. 1. Alphabetical list of the species allocated to the family Glycymerididae. Venus 38(2): 95-128 [116] (General reference; type data, type location, remarks)
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [301, pl. 85, fig. 18] (General reference; illustration, description, distribution)
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) |
| 23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 01-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 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 |