OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Mactra (Mactra) turgida Gmelin, 1791

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mactra tumida seu. inflata auct.
   Mactra turgida Gmelin, 1791
   Mactra tumida Spengler, 1802
   Mactra cordiformis Reeve, 1854

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand 

References

 Kirtisinghe, P. 1978. p.37 Distribution
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.78 General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.140 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Mactroidea
                  Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
                    Mactrinae Lamarck, 1809
                      Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
                        Mactra (Mactra) Linnaeus, 1767
                          Mactra (Mactra) turgida Gmelin, 1791

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17042) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-02-17.