OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Mactra (Mactra) abbreviata Lamarck, 1819

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Telemactra obesa auct.
   Mactra abbreviata Lamarck, 1819
   Mactra obesa Reeve, 1854
   Mactra meretriciformis Reeve, 1854

Common Name

Meretrix-like Trough Shell p.348, f.2      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.76 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Mactroidea
                  Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
                    Mactrinae Lamarck, 1809
                      Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
                        Mactra (Mactra) Linnaeus, 1767
                          Mactra (Mactra) abbreviata Lamarck, 1819

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17005) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-21.