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Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Mactra (Austromactra) rufescens Lamarck, 1819

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trigonella rufescens auct.
   Mactra rufescens Lamarck, 1819

Common Name

Reddish Mactra p.66, pl.67E      Wilson, B 2002.  
Reddish Trough Shell p.347      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Tasmania
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand [ common in sand at low water ]

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.290 Biology and ecology
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.80 General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1914. p.149 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Mactroidea
                  Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
                    Mactrinae Lamarck, 1809
                      Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
                        Mactra (Austromactra) Iredale, 1930
                          Mactra (Austromactra) rufescens Lamarck, 1819

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17064) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-29.