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Bivalvia Veneroida Lucinidae 

Ctena (Ctena) bella (Conrad, 1834)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Lucina reevei auct.
   Codakia reevei auct.
   Lucina bella Conrad, 1834
   Lucina fibula Reeve, 1850
   Lucina munda A. Adams, 1855
   Lucina reevei Deshayes, 1863

Common Name

Beautiful Lucine p.56, pl.57E      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

Australia (northern New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory to north Western Australia), Red Sea to Easter Island

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.62 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: in sand [ in coarse sand ]
habitat: shallow water 
substrate: gravel 
substrate: sand 

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.543, fig. 176A-D General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.44 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.99 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.99 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks as Ctena divergens ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.99 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.99 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.99 Anatomy
 Rehder, H.A. 1980. p.110-111 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Lucinoidea
                  Lucinidae Fleming, 1828
                    Ctena Mörch, 1861
                      Ctena (Ctena) Mörch, 1861
                        Ctena (Ctena) bella (Conrad, 1834)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16538) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.