Species Pronucula covra (Bergmans, 1978)
Compiler and date details
May 2017 - Burghardt, I.
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
August 2002 - Peter U. Middelfart, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Nucula covra Bergmans, W. 1978. Taxonomic revision of Recent Australian Nuculidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia), except Ennucula Iredale, 1931. Records of the Australian Museum 31(17): 673-736 [Date published 31 Dec] [396-398, figs 39-41].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.88707 (right valve, now missing), 40 miles south of Cape Wiles, South Australia, 183 m [35°39‘0‘S, 136°49‘58.8‘E].
Generic Combinations
- Nucula (Pronucula) covra (Bergmans, 1978).
- Pronucula covra (Bergmans, 1978).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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)
Distribution References
- Bergmans, W. 1978. Taxonomic revision of Recent Australian Nuculidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia), except Ennucula Iredale, 1931. Records of the Australian Museum 31(17): 673-736 [Date published 31 Dec] [396]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, in sand, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 366 m (see Lamprell & Healy 1998)
General References
Bergmans, W. 1978. Taxonomic revision of Recent Australian Nuculidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia), except Ennucula Iredale, 1931. Records of the Australian Museum 31(17): 673-736 [Date published 31 Dec] [696] (taxonomy, ecology, distribution)
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] (on CD)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [32, fig. 8]
Sartori, A.F. 2015. Nucula (Pronucula) covra. In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866636 (Accessed on 2017-05-12)
Sartori, A.F. 2015. Pronucula covra (Bergmans, 1978). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866635 (Accessed on 2017-06-02)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2012 | 16-Aug-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 15-Aug-2012 | 15-Aug-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Oct-2014 | 09-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |