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Bivalvia Veneroida Chamidae 

Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819
   Chama spinosa Broderip, 1834
   Chama pellisphocae Reeve, 1847
   Chama gryphoides Krauss, 1848

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  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
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 11 
  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: littoral 
habit: cemented, epifaunal [ cemented on corals (Phuket, Thailand) ]
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.18 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.54 General reference
 Nielsen, C. 1976. p.5 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.106 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.106 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.106 Anatomy
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.8 [ distribtion; ecology ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Chamoidea
                  Chamidae Linnaeus, 1758
                    Chama Linnaeus, 1758
                      Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16654) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-27.