OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Timoclea (Timoclea) lionota (Smith, 1885)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus (Chione) lionota Smith, 1885
   Venus (Chione) valdiviae Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascarAntsirananaNosy Be
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaSingapore
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaGulf of Thailand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzania

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 5-28 fathoms (approx. 9.2-51.2m) ]
depth: subtidal 
eCode: in mud 
eCode: in sand 

References

 Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. 1977. p.80 Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.250 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
                      Timoclea Brown, 1827
                        Timoclea (Timoclea) Brown, 1827
                          Timoclea (Timoclea) lionota (Smith, 1885)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17861) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-07-23.