Australian Museum Journal A revision of Queensland Lithophagine mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Lithophaginae)
- Shortform:
- Wilson, 1979, Rec. Aust. Mus. 32(13): 435–489
- Author(s):
- Wilson, B. R.
- Year published:
- 1979
- Title:
- A revision of Queensland Lithophagine mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Lithophaginae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 13
- Start page:
- 435
- End page:
- 489
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.32.1979.470
- Language:
- English
- Plates:
- including Malacological Workshop map
- Date published:
- 31 December 1979
- Cover date:
- 31 December 1979
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- MOLLUSCA: BIVALVIA; TAXONOMY; GREAT BARRIER REEF
- Digitized:
- 05 January 2009
- Available online:
- 05 March 2009
- Reference number:
- 470
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (105kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (5871kb PDF)
Abstract
Among mytilid bivalves, boring in coral or calcareous rocks has evolved as one of the major life styles. Current nomenclature distributes the species of boring mytilids among the "genera" Lithophaga Roding, 1798, Adula Adams and Adams, 1857, and Botula March, 1853, but there is little agreement on the subdivisions and relationships of these major groups.
A preliminary survey shows that there are about a dozen species of Lithophaga in the Indo-West Pacific Region but their nomenclature is confused and their distribution uncertain. Data are presented in this paper on the nomenclature, morphology, ecology and distribution of the species of Lithophaga found on the Great Barrier Reef.