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Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae 

Fulvia (Fulvia) scalata Vidal, 1994

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Fulvia (Fulvia) scalata Vidal, 1994

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Gulf of Oman
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Luzon
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Visayan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Moluccas
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 50m depth ]
habitat: shallow water [ in New Caledonia only found on shallow water from 20-50m (never littoral) and in the terrigenous sandy facies of the eastern coast (rarely in clean perireefal facies) ]
substrate: sand bottom 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.246, fig. 741 [ illustration, description, habitat, distribution ]  General reference
 Vidal, J. 1994. p.108, pl. 1, figs 3, 4, pl. 3, figs 5a, b, 7 [ type data, illustration, description, material examined, distribution, habitat ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Laevicardiinae Keen, 1936
                      Fulvia Gray, 1853
                        Fulvia (Fulvia) Gray, 1853
                          Fulvia (Fulvia) scalata Vidal, 1994

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16931) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-01-22.