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Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Lutraria (Psammophila) australis Reeve, 1854

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Lutraria magna auct.
   Mya oblonga auct.
   Lutraria oblonga var. australis auct.
   Lutraria curta auct.
   Lutraria intermedia auct.
   Chama magna Costa, 1778
   Mya oblonga Gmelin, 1791
   Lutraria arcuata Reeve, 1854
   Lutraria philippinarum Reeve, 1854
   Lutraria australis Reeve, 1854

Common Name

Otter's shell p.350      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Gulf of Carpentaria
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Kermadec Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand 
habit: burrowing, infaunal [ deep burrower ]
habitat: in sand [ offshore ]

References

 Dharma, B. 1992. p.92 Distribution
 Iredale, T. 1915. p.342 Contains synonymy
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.82 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.132 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks; not placed in any subgenus ]  General reference
 Powell, A.W.B. 1967. p.198 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Mactroidea
                  Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
                    Lutrariinae H. & A. Adams, 1856
                      Lutraria Lamarck, 1799
                        Lutraria (Psammophila) Brown, 1827
                          Lutraria (Psammophila) australis Reeve, 1854

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17111) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-17.