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Bivalvia Veneroida Psammobiidae 

Gari (Dysmea) occidens (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Solen occidens Gmelin, 1791
   Gari occidens (Gmelin, 1791)
   Sanguinolaria occidens Lamarck, 1818
   Psammobia nivosa Deshayes, 1855
   Dysmea vitrea Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.14 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.305 
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

Keywords

substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.108 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.163 [ spelt Gari ( Dysmea) occidens ]  General reference
 Willan, R.C. 1993. p.57, figs. 223-236, 397 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Psammobiidae Fleming, 1828
                    Gari Schumacher, 1817
                      Gari (Dysmea) Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
                        Gari (Dysmea) occidens (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17562) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-15.