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Bivalvia Veneroida Tellinidae
Tellinella virgata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Tellina virgata Linnaeus, 1758
Tellinella virgata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tellina subrubicunda Martyn, 1784
Tellina marginalis Dillwyn, 1817
Tellina jubar Hanley, 1844
Common Name
Striped Sunset Shell p.235 Coleman, N. 1981.
Virgate Tellen p.68, pl.69A Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
Natal, South Africa to Tahiti in the Society Islands, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and north to Okinanwa, Japan (Boss, 1969) Indo-Pacific, Moluccas, Philippines, Persian Gulf, Australia, South China Sea, Hainan, Taiwan, Okinawa {Bernard&Cai&Morton1993}
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.68
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.296
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [{to 20 metres{Bernard&Cai&Morton1993}}]
substrate: mud
substrate: sand
References
Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.90 Secondary source
Boss, K.J. 1969. p.91-95, pl. 2, fig. 1, pl. 4, fig. 1 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.88, no. 289 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.147 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tellinoidea
Tellinidae *
Tellininae
Tellinella Mörch, 1853
Tellinella virgata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17198) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.