Species Verpa philippinensis (Chenu, 1843)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Aspergillum philippinense Chenu, M. 1843. Aspergillum. 1-4, pls 1-4 in Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 1. [3, pl. 4, figs 7-7a].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 197637, Saint Nicolas, Island of Zebu, Phillipines.
• Aspergillum zebuense Chenu, M. 1843. Aspergillum. 1-4, pls 1-4 in Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 1. [3, pl. 3, figs 3-3a].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 197638.
• Aspergillum strangulatum Chenu, M. 1843. Aspergillum. 1-4, pls 1-4 in Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 1. [3, pl. 2, figs 4-4a].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1841.10.12.38.
• Aspergillum tuberculatum Chenu, M. 1843. Aspergillum. 1-4, pls 1-4 in Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 1. [3, pl. 2, figs 3-3c].

  Type data:

   Holotype.
• Aspergillum ornatum Chenu, M. 1843. Aspergillum. 1-4, pls 1-4 in Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 1. [4, pl. 4, figs 3-3a].
• Aspergillum clavatum Chenu, M. 1843. Aspergillum. 1-4, pls 1-4 in Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 1. [3, pl. 4, figs 4-4a].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) 197640.
• Aspergillum recluxianum Chenu, M. 1843. Aspergillum. 1-4, pls 1-4 in Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 1. [4, pl. 4, figs 1-1a].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 197641.
• Aspergillum incrassatum Chenu, M. 1843. Aspergillum. 1-4, pls 1-4 in Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 1. [4, pl. 4, figs 2-2b].

  Type data:

   Holotype.
• Penicillus radix Gray, J.E. 1858. On the families Aspergillidae, Gastrochaenidae, and Humphreyiadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 26: 307-318 [312].

 

Generic Combinations

• Brechites (Verpa) philippinensis (Chenu, 1843). —
  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. [485]
• Brechites (Penicillus) philippinensis (Chenu, 1843). —
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [222]
• Verpa philippinensis (Chenu, 1843).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australia north to Taiwan

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, mud-silt, sand.

 

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. [301, fig. 5]

Bouchet, P. 2011. Verpa philippinensis (Chenu, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575772 (Accessed on 2017-05-30)

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. [485, 776]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [222]

Morton, B. 2007. Evolution of the watering pot shells (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Clavagellidae and Penicillidae). Records of the Australian Museum 24(1): 19-64

Smith, B.J. 1976. Revision of the Recent species of the family Clavagellidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 3: 187-208 [203, fig. 26-31]

 

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. [301] (For Aspergillum (or Brechites) strangulatum) (True Watering-pot Shell)

 

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	PHOLADOMYIDA	04-Aug-2011	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		14-Jul-2011	MODIFIED