OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Veneroida Donacidae 

Donax (Tentidonax) veruinus Hedley, 1913

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Donax nitida Reeve, 1854
   Donax veruinus Hedley, 1913

Common Name

Shining Wedge Shell p.345      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.25 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.106, no. 384 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Donacidae Fleming, 1828*
                    Donax Linnaeus, 1758
                      Donax (Tentidonax) Iredale, 1930
                        Donax (Tentidonax) veruinus Hedley, 1913

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17509) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-02-20.