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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Gafrarium dispar (Holten, 1802)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cytherea (Crista) dispar auct.
   Venus dispar Holten, 1802
   Gafrarium dispar (Holten, 1802)
   Venus discors Dillwyn, 1817
   Cytherea pulicaris Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea mixta Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea muscaria Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea cuneata Lamarck, 1818
   Circe transversaria Deshayes, 1854
   Circe marmorata Reeve, 1863

Common Name

Transverse Circe p.332, f.4      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E 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
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  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): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hainan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  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-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.64 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ intertidal to 20m (Japan) ]
depth: intertidal 
eCode: in sand [ coarse sand between shale blocks (Phuket) ]
substrate: gravel [ Japan ]

References

 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.503 Checklist
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.134 General reference
 Nielsen, C. 1976. p.7 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.182 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.109-10 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Circinae Dall, 1913
                      Gafrarium Röding, 1798
                        Gafrarium dispar (Holten, 1802)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17926) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-28.