OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Veneroida Psammobiidae
Heteroglypta contraria (Deshayes, 1863)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Psammobia contraria Deshayes, 1863
Heteroglypta contraria (Deshayes, 1863)
Heteroglypta hedleyi Iredale, 1929
Heteroglypta avecta Iredale, 1929
Heteroglypta saltatrix Iredale, 1929
Heteroglypta pansa Iredale, 1929
Heteroglypta nipponica Kuroda, 1934
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea: Yemen
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.14
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ to 30 m {Willa1993x05}
to 35 m {Lampr1992x60}
]
depth: subtidal [ from 6 m
]
habit: burrowing, infaunal
habitat: coral reef
substrate: sand
References
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.25 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.112 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.163 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks
] General reference
Willan, R.C. 1993. p.9, figs. 27-37, 382 Contains synonymy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tellinoidea
Psammobiidae Fleming, 1828
Heteroglypta Martens, 1880
Heteroglypta contraria (Deshayes, 1863)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17600) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-17.