OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Globivenus capricornea (Hedley, 1908)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Chione capricornea Hedley, 1908

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 20 fathoms (approx. 36.6m) ]
depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.126 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Venerinae Swainson, 1840
                      Globivenus Coen, 1934
                        Globivenus capricornea (Hedley, 1908)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17797) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-06-13.