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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Timoclea (Glycydonta) marica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Antigona marica auct.
   Venus marica Linnaeus, 1758
   Timoclea marica (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Chione djiboutiensis Jousseaume, 1894
   Leukoma japonica Kira, 1955

Common Name

Marica Venus p.329-30 []      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Sea of Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Tanzania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mascarene Islands: Reunion: Reunion Island
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ dredged at depth of 20-26m (Phuket) ]
depth: intertidal 
eCode: sand bottom [ Phuket ]
habitat: shell [ Phuket ]
substrate: sand 

References

  Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.501 Checklist
 Fischer-Piette, E. 1968. p.796 Distribution
 Fischer-Piette, E. 1973. p.298 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.23 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.130 General reference
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.161 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.193 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1885. p.125 Distribution
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.12,13 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
                      Timoclea Brown, 1827
                        Timoclea (Glycydonta) Cotton, 1936
                          Timoclea (Glycydonta) marica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17851) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-21.