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 Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (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.