OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae 

Laevichlamys deliciosa (Iredale, 1939)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mimachlamys deliciosa Iredale, 1939
   Chlamys (Chlamys) princessae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971

Distribution

throughout southwestern and western Pacific {DIJKSTRA1991}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Gulf of Carpentaria
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ from 80m alive, shells from 70m ]
depth: continental slope [ to 205m alive, shells to 390m ]
substrate: mud [ ]
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. 1990. p.11 [ as Chlamys ( Chlamys) deliciosa ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Dijkstra, H.H. 1991. p.30 [ synomymy, Indonesian material, distribution, ecology, remarks ]  General reference
 Dijkstra, H.H. & Kastoro, W.W. 1997. p.268, fig. 134 [ new combination, references, Indonesian material examined, type data, distribution, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.20 General reference
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.28 [ description, distribution ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Laevichlamys Waller, 1993
                        Laevichlamys deliciosa (Iredale, 1939)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16248) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-06.