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Bivalvia Veneroida Tellinidae 

Macalia bruguieri (Hanley, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tellina bruguieri Hanley, 1844

Distribution

{north Queensland to Northern Territory and north Western Australia {Lampr1992x60} }

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.103, no. 377 General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.156, pl. 23, figs. 4a-b General reference
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.11 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Tellinidae *
                    Macominae Olsson, 1961
                      Macalia H. Adams, 1860
                        Macalia bruguieri (Hanley, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17475) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-02-28.