Species Nitidotellina australiensis Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015

Museums

Regional Maps

• Nitidotellina australiensis 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] [225-226, 654-655, 5 text figs; on CD] [replacement name].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM P20521 1 paired specimen, 9.35 mm, Dingo Beach, south of Bowen, QLD, Australia. coll. S.J. Maxwell, 15 Apr 1993 [20°4'S 148°28'E].
• Tellina (Moerella) minuta Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [92, pl.44, fig.315] (non Lischke, 1872 nec Deshayes, 1857) [invalid name].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Central Queensland to New Caledonia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, sandy bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

To 4 m, in fine sandy bottoms, locally common.

 

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] [225-226, 570, 653-656, 5 text figs; on CD]

Jarrett, A.G. 2011. Marine Shells of the Whitsunday Coast & Islands. Australia : Midas Printing 268 pp., 960 figs. [sp. 813] (as Moerella minuta)

 

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)
	BIVALVIA	23-Jun-2017	ADDED	Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)