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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Bassina (Bassina) pachyphylla (Jonas, 1839)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus pachyphylla Jonas, 1839
   Venus alatus Reeve, 1863
   Mercenaria paucilamellata Dunker, 1863

Common Name

Faint-Frilled Venus shell p.328      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: shallow water 
substrate: sand 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.328 Biology and ecology
 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.251 Secondary source
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. 1977. p.125 Secondary source
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.23 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.126 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
                      Bassina Jukes-Browne, 1914
                        Bassina (Bassina) Jukes-Browne, 1914
                          Bassina (Bassina) pachyphylla (Jonas, 1839)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17806) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-07-23.