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Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae 

Minnivola pyxidata (Born, 1778)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea pyxidata Born, 1778
   Ostrea sulcata Gmelin, 1791
   Pecten crebicostatus Philippi, 1845
   Minnivola isomeres Iredale, 1939

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.60 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.326 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: sand [ living among seaweed on muddy sand sediments {DIJKSTRA1998B} ]

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. 1998. p.26 Contains synonymy
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.32 [ also as Minnivola isomeres ]  General reference
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.53, pl. 20, fig. 2 [ as Pecten (Minnivola) pyxidatus ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Minnivola Iredale, 1939
                        Minnivola pyxidata (Born, 1778)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16394) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-25.