OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Placunidae 

Placuna (Ephippium) lincolnii (Gray, 1849)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Placenta lincolnii Gray, 1849

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Arafura Sea

Keywords

habitat: mangrove 
substrate: mud [ on surface near mangroves ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.34, no. 89 General reference
 Matsukuma, A. 1987. p.239, pl. 1, figs. 3-4 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Anomioidea
                    Placunidae Gray, 1842
                      Placuna Lightfoot, 1786
                        Placuna (Ephippium) Röding, 1798
                          Placuna (Ephippium) lincolnii (Gray, 1849)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16420) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-22.