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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Antigona (Antigona) chemnitzii (Hanley, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tigammona chemnitzii auct.
   Cytherea chemnitzii auct.
   Chione (Omphalocathrum) chemnitzii auct.
   Periglypta chemnitzii auct.
   Proxichione laqueata auct.
   Venus chemnitzii Hanley, 1844
   Venus fischeri Récluz, 1852
   Venus laqueata Sowerby, 1853
   Venus gladstonensis Angas, 1872

Common Name

Chemnitzii's antigona p.329      Allan, J. 1950.  
Chemnitz's cockle p.39      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Chemnitz's Venus p.74, pl.75D      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  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.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E): Tamil Nadu
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.65 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal 
exposure: exposed 
habit: burrowing, infaunal 
habitat: estuaries 
habitat: in mud [ subtidal muds in weed beds in sheltered estuaries. Although sometimes buried deep in the mud, specimens are occasionally found exposed ]
substrate: sand 

References

 Coleman, N. 1981. p.39 [ common name; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.22 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.124 General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.121 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Venerinae Swainson, 1840
                      Antigona Schumacher, 1817
                        Antigona (Antigona) Schumacher, 1817
                          Antigona (Antigona) chemnitzii (Hanley, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17761) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.