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Bivalvia Veneroida Psammobiidae 

Gari (Gari) lessoni (Blainville, 1826)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Psammobia lessoni Blainville, 1826
   Psammobia striatella Philippi, 1849
   Psammobia malaccana Reeve, 1857
   Gari schepmani Prashad, 1932

Common Name

Lesson's Gari p.70, pl.71C      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.294 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 150 m ]
depth: intertidal [ from 0 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ most abundant to 15 m ]
exposure: sheltered 
substrate: mud [ ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: mud 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.108 General reference
 Willan, R.C. 1993. p.17, figs. 4-5, 49-54 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Psammobiidae Fleming, 1828
                    Gari Schumacher, 1817
                      Gari (Gari) Schumacher, 1817
                        Gari (Gari) lessoni (Blainville, 1826)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17533) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.