Species Limea (Gemellima) austrina Tate, 1887
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Limea austrina Tate, R. 1887. Descriptions of some new species of South Australian marine and fresh-water Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 62-75 [73, pl. 4, fig. 7].
Type data:
Status unknown, Backstairs Passage, South Australia, 33 fathoms.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Limea (Gemellima) austrina Tate, 1887. —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [40, pl. 18, sp. 107]
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 the CD]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sand bottom marine.
General References
Buonaiuto, M.F. 1977. Revision of the Australian Tertiary species ascribed to Limatula Wood (Mollusca, Bivalvia). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 101(1): 21-33 [30, figs 12-15, 36-41]
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] [112-113, fig. 97]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [40, pl. 18, fig. 107] (as Limea (Gemellima) austrina Tate, 1887)
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) |
| 28-Jul-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 15-May-2013 | 15-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-May-2013 | 09-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED |