OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Mactra (Mactra) maculata Chemnitz, 1782

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mactra maculata Chemnitz, 1782
   Mactra squalida Lamarck, 1819
   Mactra reevei Reeve, 1854

Common Name

Maculated Mactra p.66, pl.67B      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaEast China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarNicobar Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand 
habitat: coral reef [ lives in sand patches on coral reefs ]

References

  Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.476 Distribution
 Dharma, B. 1992. p.92 Distribution
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.76 General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1914. p.143 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Mactroidea
                  Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
                    Mactrinae Lamarck, 1809
                      Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
                        Mactra (Mactra) Linnaeus, 1767
                          Mactra (Mactra) maculata Chemnitz, 1782

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17022) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.