OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

ANSP OBIS Home | Another Search

Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Mactra (Mactra) iridescens Habe, 1958

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mactra iridescens Habe, 1958

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaEast China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 20-200m ]
habitat: sand [ fine sand ]

References

  Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.477 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.246 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) iridescens Habe, 1958

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17061) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-02-12.