OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae
Circe (Circe) scripta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Gafrarium scriptum auct.
Chamaeformis scripta auct.
Circe lenticularis auct.
Cytherea scripta auct.
Venus scripta Linnaeus, 1758
Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Circe violacea Schumacher, 1817
Cytherea undatina Lamarck, 1818
Venus stutzeri Donovan, 1824
Cytherea quoyi Hanley, 1843
Circe albida Deshayes, 1853
Circe oblonga Deshayes, 1853
Circe orbica Reeve, 1863
Circe sugillata Reeve, 1863
Circe trigona Reeve, 1864
Circe fulgurata Reeve, 1864
Circe speciosa Römer, 1869
Gafrarium crossea Fischer-Piette, 1958
Common Name
Circular Tapestry shell p.16 [refers to synoym Circe trigona] Coleman, N. 1981.
Script Venus p.78, pl.79A Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Kenya
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Nicobar Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Singapore
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands): Nusa Tenggara Barat: Lombok
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Taiwan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu: New Hebrides
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Tanzania: Pwani Province: Zanzibar
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles: Outer Islands: Amirantes
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique: Maputo: Inhaca, Ilha da
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia (W): Java (S, E, W)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Gulf of Thailand
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Sea of Japan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hainan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.64
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.300
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.286
Keywords
depth: benthic [
]
depth: intertidal
depth: subtidal [ 10-22m (Phuket)
]
habit: burrowing, infaunal
substrate: mud [
]
substrate: sand [ in sand and gravelly sand; coarse sand (Japan)
]
References
Fischer-Piette, E. 1968. p.785 Distribution
Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. 1975. p.20 [ distribution; synonymy
] Secondary source
Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.502 Checklist
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.22 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.132 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.181 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks
] General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1995. p.267 [ distribution; description; ecology
] General reference
Smith, E.A. 1903. p.625 Distribution
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.12,13 [ distribution; ecology
] Secondary source
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Veneroidea
Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Circinae Dall, 1913
Circe Schumacher, 1817
Circe (Circe) Schumacher, 1817
Circe (Circe) scripta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17886) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.