OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Propeamussiidae 

Parvamussium torresi (Smith, 1885)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amussium torresi Smith, 1885

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaNew Caledonia OutliersChesterfield Isles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificWallis and Futuna
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.87 

Keywords

depth: bathyal 
depth: continental rise 
depth: continental slope [ alive in 205-255m ]
depth: subtidal 
substrate: coral sand 
substrate: sand 

References

 Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.87 General reference
 Dijkstra, H.H. 1990. p.3 [ distribution, ecology, discussion of generic placement, and closely similar species ]  General reference
 Dijkstra, H.H. 1995. p.36, figs 51-54, 125-128 [ type data, distribution, description, remarks ]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.16 General reference
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.71 [ description ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
                      Parvamussium Sacco, 1897
                        Parvamussium torresi (Smith, 1885)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16220) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-09-27.