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Bivalvia Veneroida Tellinidae 

Psammotreta (Tellinimactra) edentula (Spengler, 1798*)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Scrobicularia angulata auct.
   Tellina angulata Gmelin, 1791
   Tellina edentula Spengler, 1798
   Tellinimactra edentula (Spengler, 1798)
   Scrobicularia inflata Schumacher, 1817*
   Lutraria tellinoides Lamarck, 1818
   Tellina lamyi Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.95 [{as Psammotreta tellinoides (Lamarck, 1818)}]  Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.103 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.157 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.155, pl. 23, figs. 2a-b [{as Tellina angulata Gemlin}]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Tellinidae *
                    Macominae Olsson, 1961
                      Psammotreta Dall, 1900
                        Psammotreta (Tellinimactra) Lamy, 1918
                          Psammotreta (Tellinimactra) edentula (Spengler, 1798*)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17468) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-17.