Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae

Lunulicardia auricula (Forrsk�l, 1775)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Hemicardia (Lunulicardia) subretusa auct.
   Cardium auricula Forssk�l, 1775
   Lunulicardia auricula (Forrsk�l, 1775)

Distribution

According to Dekker&Orlin2000, a Red Sea endemic.

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.12

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 31m depth ]
substrate: in mud
substrate: in sand

References

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.244, fig. 739 [ illustration, description, habitat, distribution ] General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.121 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.121 Biology and ecology
Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. p.42, pl. 2, figs 6-14 [ as a synonym of F. (Lunulicardium) retusum; synonymy, type data, illustration, description, distribution, W.A. records ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Fraginae Stewart, 1930
                      Lunulicardia Gray, 1853
                        Lunulicardia auricula (Forrsk�l, 1775)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16877) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-16.