OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Donacidae 

Donax (Deltachion) electilis (Iredale, 1930)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Deltachion electilis Iredale, 1930

Common Name

Southern Wedge Shell p.345      Allan, J. 1950.  
Choice Pipi p.370      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.285 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.106, no. 382 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Donacidae Fleming, 1828*
                    Donax Linnaeus, 1758
                      Donax (Deltachion) Iredale, 1930
                        Donax (Deltachion) electilis (Iredale, 1930)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17502) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-02-20.