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Bivalvia Ostreoida Placunidae
Placuna (Ephippium) ephippium (Philipsson in Retzius, 1788)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Placenta ephippium Philipsson in Retzius, 1788
Placenta quadrangula Philipsson in Retzius, 1788
Anomia sella Gmelin, 1791
Ephippium polonicum Röding, 1798
Placuna papyracea Lamarck, 1819
Common Name
Saddle Window Shell p.289 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.317
Keywords
habitat: mangrove
substrate: mud [ on surface near mangroves
]
References
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.34, no. 88 General reference
Matsukuma, A. 1987. p.238, figs. 1B, 2-3 Contains synonymy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreoida
Pectinina
Anomioidea
Placunidae Gray, 1842
Placuna Lightfoot, 1786
Placuna (Ephippium) Röding, 1798
Placuna (Ephippium) ephippium (Philipsson in Retzius, 1788)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16414) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-24.