OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae
Tawera gallinula (Lamarck, 1818)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Venus gallinula Lamarck, 1818
Venus costulata Wood, 1828
Venus tasmanica Reeve, 1864
Common Name
Hen Venus p.330 Allan, J. 1950.
Feathered Venerid p.347 Allan, J. 1950.
Chicken Venus p.76, pl.77F Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia: SW coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ dredged to 22 fathoms (approx. 40.2m)
]
depth: intertidal
substrate: sand
References
Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.255 Secondary source
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.22 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.130 General reference
May, W. 1921. p.23 Distribution
Tate, R. 1887. p.91-25 Distribution
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Veneroidea
Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
Tawera Marwick, 1927
Tawera gallinula (Lamarck, 1818)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17870) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.