OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Veneroida Psammobiidae 

Gari (Psammobia) amethystus (Wood, 1815)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tellina gari Röding, 1798
   Solen amethystus Wood, 1815
   Psammobia caerulescens Lamarck, 1818
   Psammobia tripartita Deshayes, 1855
   Psammobia amoena Deshayes, 1855
   Gari mirabilis Bertin, 1880

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.300 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 73 m ]
depth: intertidal [ from 1.5 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ most records from 5-20 m ]
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.110 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.162 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference
 Willan, R.C. 1993. p.38, figs. 11-12, 149-157, 389 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Psammobiidae Fleming, 1828
                    Gari Schumacher, 1817
                      Gari (Psammobia) Lamarck, 1818
                        Gari (Psammobia) amethystus (Wood, 1815)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17553) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-14.