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Bivalvia Veneroida Semelidae 

Semele casta A. Adams, 1854

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Semele casta A. Adams, 1854

Distribution

Queensland, Northern Territory to north Western Australia

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.67 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.114, no. 418 General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.152, pl. 22, figs. 10a-b General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870*
                    Semele Schumacher, 1817
                      Semele casta A. Adams, 1854

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17638) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-28.