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Bivalvia Veneroida Psammobiidae 

Gari (Gari) squamosa (Lamarck, 1818)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Psammobia squamosa Lamarck, 1818
   Psammobia rugulosa Adams & Reeve, 1850
   Psammobia denticulata Adams & Reeve, 1850
   Psammobia palmula Deshayes, 1855

Common Name

Scaled Sunset Shell p.343      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.67 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 30 m ]
depth: subtidal 
substrate: coral sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.110 General reference
 Willan, R.C. 1993. p.33, figs. 131-139, 387 [ ]  Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Psammobiidae Fleming, 1828
                    Gari Schumacher, 1817
                      Gari (Gari) Schumacher, 1817
                        Gari (Gari) squamosa (Lamarck, 1818)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17570) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-28.