Annachlamys leopardus rena Iredale, 1939
IREDALE, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. In: Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29, B.M.(N.H.), Scientific Reports, 5 (6): 209-425, pls. 1-7. [p. 359]
«Typical specimens from Moreton Bay agree very accurately with Reeve's figure and description, and apparently the species ranges from Moreton Bay to Torres Straits. A large series collected at North-West Island, Capricorn Group, appears to differ in several details. The valves are rounded in form, more convex, the ears seem to recurve laterally and seem smaller, the ribs rather deeply cut and, especially, the hinge is very strongly developed. A perfect specimen measures 64 mm. across and 58 mm. in height, the ears being 34 mm. across. The right valve is clasped by the left, which is faintly red spotted, the right being white. This form may be called Annachlamys leopardus rena sabsp. nov., and it is nearer kuhnholtzi Bernardi, but has smaller ears and is rounder. Many small specimens are more convex and rounder still, but all have small ears and strong hinges, but most interesting is the fact that a small ctenolium can be discerned in some. Internally all the specimens are more or less yellow, some showing red blotches.»
TOM IREDALE, 1939 |