Species Vulsella ovata Lamarck, 1819
Southern Sponge Finger
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Vulsella ovata Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [222].
Type data:
Status unknown, South Australia. - Vulsella tasmanica Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Vulsella. pls 1,2 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 1, fig. 3].
- Vulsella limaeformis Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Vulsella. pls 1,2 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 2, fig. 10].
- Vulsella rudis Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Vulsella. pls 1,2 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 2, fig. 12].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Vulsella spongiarum Lamarck, 1819. —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [p. 112, sp. 274]
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. (Australian species now known as Vulsella ovata Lamarck, 1819) - Vulsella linguafelis Reeve, 1858 [this is now recognised as syn. of Vulsella rugosa which does not occur in Australia]. —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [112, sp. 274]
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. [CD-ROM line 4497]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Embedded in sponges to about 250 m depth
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. [257] (As Vulsella spongiarum)
Cotton, B.C. 1961. South Australian Mollusca. Pelecypoda. Adelaide : W.L. Hawes, Government Printer 363 pp. [Date published Oct: Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Series] [73, fig. 61] (As Reniella spongiarum)
Fischer-Piette, E. 1977. Revision des Aviculidae. II Vulsella. Journal de Conchyliologie 114: 29-39 (synonymy)
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [11] (As Vulsella spongiarum)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [112, fig. 274] (As Vulsella spongiarum)
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [294, 296, fig. 337] (As Vulsella spongiarum)
Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1904. Catalogue of the Marine Shells of Victoria. Part VIII. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 17(1): 220-266 [257]
Roberts, D. 1984. A comparative study of Lasaea australis, Vulsella spongiarum, Pinna bicolor and Donacilla cuneata from Princess Royal Harbour, Western Australia. Journal of Molluscan Studies 50(3): 129-136 (AS Vulsella spongiarum)
Smith, E.A. 1911. On the recent species of the genus Vulsella. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9: 306-312; pl. 311 [311-312, pl. XI, fig. 4]
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. [257] (Southern Sponge Finger)
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) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | PTERIOIDEA | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | PTERIOIDEA | 12-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 18-Sep-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | 17-Nov-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 17-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED |