OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Veneroida Tellinidae 

Phylloda foliacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tellina foliacea Linnaeus, 1758
   Phylloda foliacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Phylloda aurea Schumacher, 1817

Common Name

Leaf or Orange Tellen p.336      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Queensland, Great Barrier Reef and north Western Australia {Lampr1992x60} Indo-Pacific, Philippines, South and East China Seas, Taiwan {Bernard&Cai&Morton1993}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Taiwan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.13 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.296 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [{to 50 metres f1{Bernard&Cai&Morton1993}f2fs24 f0fs17 }]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal [{to 3 metres {Lampr1992x60} }]
depth: subtidal [ from 10 metres {Bernard&Cai&Morton1993} ]
substrate: sand 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.88 Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.100, no. 350 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.152 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Tellinidae *
                    Tellininae
                      Phylloda Schumacher, 1817
                        Phylloda foliacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17387) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-14.