OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Bassina (Callanaitis) disjecta (Perry, 1811)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus disjecta Perry, 1811
   Venus lamellata Lamarck, 1818

Common Name

Frilled Venus shell p.327      Allan, J. 1950.  
Wedding Cake Venus p.76, pl.77A      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 24 fathoms (approx. 43.9m); just below low tide line ]
substrate: sandy mud [ sandy mud banks ]

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.23 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.128 General reference
 Macpherson, J.H. 1966. p.231 Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
                      Bassina Jukes-Browne, 1914
                        Bassina (Callanaitis) Iredale, 1917
                          Bassina (Callanaitis) disjecta (Perry, 1811)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17813) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.