OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Meropesta pellucida (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spisula pellucida auct.
   "Mactra" pellucida auct.
   Mactra pellucida Gmelin, 1791
   Mactra depressa Lamarck, 1819
   Standella hubbardi Iredale, 1929
   Standella capillacea Habe, 1965

Common Name

Habutae-yuki-gai B875 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B875]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri LankaNorthern ProvinceMannar Island
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesLuzonManila
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)Phuket
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.67 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.82 General reference
 Vongpanich, V. 2000. p.491 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Mactroidea
                  Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
                    Lutrariinae H. & A. Adams, 1856
                      Meropesta Iredale, 1929
                        Meropesta pellucida (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17119) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.