OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Mesodesmatidae 

Paphies (Atactodea) erycinaea (Lamarck, 1819)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amphidesma erycinaea auct.
   Donacilla erycinaea auct.
   Crassatella erycinaea Lamarck, 1818
   Mesodesma diemensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand 

References

 Beu, A.G. & de Rooij-Schuiling, L.A. 1982. p.225 Distribution
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.86 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Mactroidea
                  Mesodesmatidae Gray, 1840
                    Mesodesmatinae Gray, 1840
                      Paphies Lesson, 1830
                        Paphies (Atactodea) Dall, 1895
                          Paphies (Atactodea) erycinaea (Lamarck, 1819)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17168) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-02-19.