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Bivalvia Veneroida Psammobiidae 

Gari (Psammotaena) togata (Deshayes, 1855)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Milligaretta togata auct.
   Psammobia togata Deshayes, 1855
   Hiatula montrouzieri A. Adams & Angas, 1863

Common Name

Clothes Sunset Shell p.342, f.7      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: mangrove 
habitat: sand-mud flats 
habitat: sea grass bed 
substrate: mud 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.25 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.112 General reference
 Willan, R.C. 1993. p.64, figs. 269-274, 401 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Psammobiidae Fleming, 1828
                    Gari Schumacher, 1817
                      Gari (Psammotaena) Lamarck, 1818
                        Gari (Psammotaena) togata (Deshayes, 1855)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17592) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-03-31.