Species Angulus armatus (Sowerby, 1868)
The Armed Tellina
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Tellina armata Sowerby, G.B. 1868. Monograph of the genus Tellina. pls 43-54 in Sowerby, G.B. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 17. [pl. 45, sp. 264].
Type data:
Status unknown, Type locality unknown.
Generic Combinations
- Angulus armata (Sowerby, 1868).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Tellina (Angulus) armata Sowerby, 1868. —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [96, pl. 46, fig. 336]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand, shallow water.
General References
Huber, M., Langleit, A. & Kreipl, K. 2015. TELLINIDAE. In, Huber, M. 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] [216, 632-634, 2 text figs; on CD]
Common Name References
Sowerby, G.B. 1868. Monograph of the genus Tellina. pls 43-54 in Sowerby, G.B. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 17. [sp. 264] (The Armed Tellina)
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 | TELLINOIDEA | 31-Jul-2014 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | TELLINOIDEA | 27-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) |
| 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED |