OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Placamen gravescens (Menke, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Chione gravescens auct.
   Antigona gravescens auct.
   Venus gravescens Menke, 1843

Common Name

Heavy Venus p.78, pl.79C      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.128 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
                      Placamen Iredale, 1925
                        Placamen gravescens (Menke, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17829) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.