OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Glossidae 

Meiocardia vulgaris (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Isocardia vulgaris Reeve, 1845
   Meiocardia vulgaris (Reeve, 1845)
   Meiocardia delicata Kosuge & Kase, 1994

Common Name

Taoyaka-ko-hone       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  
Sekitori-ko-hone       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHainan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.14 
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.300 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapanRyukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)Okinawa
     Kosuge, S. & Kase, T. 1994. p.30 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
     Matsukuma, A. & Habe, T. 1995. p.83 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Matsukuma, A. & Habe, T. 1995. p.83 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzaniaPwani ProvinceZanzibar
     Matsukuma, A. & Habe, T. 1995. p.83 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 145 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal [ to 10 m ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

  Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  General reference
  Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.499, no. B1117 Checklist
 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.67 Secondary source
 Garrard, T.A. 1969. p.6 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.122, no. 449 General reference
 Matsukuma, A. & Habe, T. 1995. p.82,83 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Glossoidea
                  Glossidae Gray, 1847
                    Meiocardia H. & A. Adams, 1857
                      Meiocardia vulgaris (Reeve, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17745) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-06-21.