Australian Museum Journal Descriptions of some new or noteworthy shells in the Australian Museum
- Shortform:
- Hedley, 1912, Rec. Aust. Mus. 8(3): 131–160
- Author(s):
- Hedley, Charles
- Year published:
- 1912
- Title:
- Descriptions of some new or noteworthy shells in the Australian Museum
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 3
- Start page:
- 131
- End page:
- 160
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.8.1912.940
- Language:
- English
- Plates:
- plates xl–xlv
- Date published:
- 06 May 1912
- Cover date:
- 06 May 1912
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Digitized:
- 20 April 2009
- Available online:
- 03 August 2009
- Reference number:
- 940
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (71kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (4724kb PDF)
Abstract
In treating of Nucula obliqua, Lamarck, I suggested that whereas the type of that species had a smooth inner margin to the valve and was a native of Tasmania, the name had been in error applied to a much larger shell from tropical Queensland with an inner margin microscopically crenulated and with long rake-like teeth. For this Queensland form I proposed the name of Nucula superba.
The size and habitat of Nucula loringi, Adams and Angas, correspond to that of N. superba, but their phrase "margine intus simplice," is inconsistent. The crenulation of the inner margin of N. superba is only visible on good specimens and under a lens. But had it been overlooked by the authors, Mr. E. A. Smith would have referred to N. loringi in discussing the large Queensland Nucula.