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Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Mactra (Mactra) achatina Holten, 1802

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trigonella achatina auct.
   Mactra achatina Holten, 1802
   Mactra ornata Gray, 1836

Common Name

Beni-hamaguri B850 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B850]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSeychelles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)Phuket
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzaniaPwani ProvinceZanzibar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaKenya
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaGulf of Thailand
  PRELOVED RegionsIndia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.66 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 20-26m (Phuket, Thailand) ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral 
eCode: in sand 
habitat: mud bottom [ dredged from shell sand or mud bottom ]
habitat: shell [ shell sand ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.78 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.131 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.131 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.131 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.131 Anatomy
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.10 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Vongpanich, V. 2000. p.484 [ type data; distribution; description ]  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) achatina Holten, 1802

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17026) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.