Species Wallucina fijiensis (Smith, 1885)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Lucina (Codakia) fijiensis 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 [184, pl. 13, figs 9-9a].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.2.9 single valve with severe Byne’s disease, off Levuka, Fiji Islands, in 12 fathoms. - Lucina (?Loripes) gordoni 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 [186, pl. 13, fig. 12].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.2.9.2786 single valve (with Byne’s disease), off Levuka, Fiji, 12 fathoms. - Loripes haddoni Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1899. Report on the marine Mollusca obtained during the first expedition of Prof. A.C. Haddon to the Torres Straits in 1888-89. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 27: 150-206, pls 1-2 [200, pl. 10, fig. 12].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1899.2.23.12, Warrior Islands, Torres Strait.
Generic Combinations
- Wallucina fijiensis (Smith, 1885). —
Glover, E. & Taylor, J.D. 2001. Systematic revision of Australian and Indo-Pacific Lucinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Pillucina, Wallucina and descriptions of two new genera and four new species. Records of the Australian Museum 53(3): 263-292 [289] - Wallucina gordoni (Smith, 1885). —
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [159, pl. 22, fig. e] - Wallucina haddoni (Melvill & Standen, 1899). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 21, fig. 131]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait to Lady Elliot Island, QLD, and islands and reefs off northwest WA, also Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, east Indo-west Pacific (Thailand, Fiji, Southern Japan)
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Coral sand, coral sand, intertidal, marine, subtidal.
General References
Bouchet, P. & Taylor, J. 2015. Wallucina fijiensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367277 (Accessed on 2015-12-08)
Glover, E. & Taylor, J.D. 2001. Systematic revision of Australian and Indo-Pacific Lucinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Pillucina, Wallucina and descriptions of two new genera and four new species. Records of the Australian Museum 53(3): 263-292
Glover, E.A. & Taylor, J.D. 2007. Diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves on coral reefs: Lucinidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of New Caledonia and Lifou. Zoosystema 29(1): 109-181
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] [77, 2 text figs; on CD]
Lynge, H. 1909. Marine Lamellibranchiata. The Danish Expedition to Siam 1899-1900. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 7(5): 1-299
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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11-Apr-2024 | IMPARIDENTIA Bieler et al., 2014 | 03-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
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 | 31-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
11-Aug-2014 | LUCINOIDEA | 09-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
10-May-2011 | MODIFIED |