Species Verticordia australiensis Smith, 1885

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• Verticordia australiensis Smith, E.A. 1885. Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 13(35): 1-341, 25 pls.

  Type data:

   Status unknown, east of Cape York, North Australia, 155 fathoms.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cape York

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, coral rubble, marine, sand.

Extra Ecological Information

To 282 m

 

General References

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. (on CD)

Huber, M & Bouchet, P. 23/09/2010. Verticordia australiensis E. A. Smith, 1885. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403919 (Accessed on 2015-01-14)

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [224, fig. 661]

 

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	31-Jul-2014	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014	PHOLADOMYIDA	11-Aug-2011	MOVED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
11-Aug-2014		28-Jul-2011	MODIFIED
		14-Jul-2011	MODIFIED