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Bivalvia Veneroida Mactridae 

Meropesta nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spisula aegyptiaca auct.
   Mactra rugosa auct.
   Merope aegyptiaca auct.
   Standella aegyptica auct.
   Eastonia (Standella) (Meropesta) nicobarica auct.
   Mactra nicobarica Gmelin, 1791
   Meropesta nicobarica (Gmelin, 1791)
   Mactra aegyptiaca Chemnitz, 1795
   Lutraria chemnitzii Philippi, 1849
   Meropesta meridiana Iredale, 1929

Common Name

Radiately-ridged Trough shell p.350 [refers to synonymy Meropesta meridiana]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarNicobar Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaSingapore
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesVisayanMasbateMasbateTicao Island
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Gulf of Carpentaria
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)Phuket
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSudan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.67 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: mud       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.133 
substrate: sand       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.133 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.26 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.84 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.133 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.133 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.133 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.133 Anatomy
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.142 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Vongpanich, V. 2000. p.491 [ distribution; synonymy; type data; description ]  General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17127) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-27.