OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Mesodesmatidae 

Paphies (Atactodea) cuneata (Lamarck, 1818)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amphidesma glabrella auct.
   Anapella cuneata auct.
   Donacilla cuneata auct.
   Crassatella cuneata Lamarck, 1818
   Crassatella glabrella Lamarck, 1818
   Anapa smithii Gray, 1853
   Mesodesma praecisa Reeves, 1854
   Mesodesma obtusa Crosse & Fischer, 1864
   Anapa tasmanica Tennison Woods, 1876
   Amesodesma cuneata vanidica Iredale, 1930

Common Name

Round Wedge shell p.351      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.26 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.86 General reference
 Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1903. p.112 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Mactroidea
                  Mesodesmatidae Gray, 1840
                    Mesodesmatinae Gray, 1840
                      Paphies Lesson, 1830
                        Paphies (Atactodea) Dall, 1895
                          Paphies (Atactodea) cuneata (Lamarck, 1818)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17165) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-02-20.