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Bivalvia Veneroida Carditidae 

Venericardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cardita amabilis Deshayes, 1854
   Cardita beddomei Smith, 1885
   Cardita gemmulifera Tate, 1892

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.334 Synonomy
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.17 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.56 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Carditoidea
                  Carditidae Fleming, 1820
                    Venericardia Lamarck, 1801
                      Venericardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16700) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2002-12-22.