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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Gafrarium pectinatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cytherea pectinata auct.
   Venus pectinata Linnaeus, 1758
   Gafrarium pectinatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Venus incrustata Born, 1778
   Cardium nexilis Martyn, 1784
   Venus aequivoca Chemnitz, 1795
   Gafrarium costatum Röding, 1798
   Gafrarium cardiodeum Röding, 1798
   Gafrarium depressum Röding, 1798
   Cytherea abbreviata Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea placunella Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea testudinalis Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea savignyi Jonas, 1846
   Circe australis Deshayes, 1853
   Crista adunca Römer, 1869
   Circe pythinoides Tenison-Woods, 1878
   Circe alfredensis Bartsch, 1915

Common Name

Comb Circe p.332      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique: Inhambane
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Gambier Islands (Iles Gambier): Temoe (Timoe)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
  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: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Moluccas
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Tuvalu (Ellice Islands): Funafuti
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Gambier Islands (Iles Gambier)
  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: East Africa: Mozambique
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  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: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Mariana Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.288 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 30 m (Japan) ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: in sand [ coarse sand between shale blocks (Phuket) ]
habitat: mangrove 
habitat: shallow water 
substrate: mud [ muddy gravels ]

References

 Barash, A. & Danin, Z. 1972. p.339 Distribution
 Dufo 1840. p.220 Distribution
 Fischer-Piette, E. 1968. p.785 Distribution
 Fischer-Piette, E. 1973. p.277 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. 1975. p.19 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Hedley, C. 1899. p.501 Distribution
 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.503 Checklist
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.136 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
 Oliver, P.G. 1995. p.268 [ distribution; description; ecology ]  General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.108-9 Distribution
 Smith, E.A. 1891. p.424 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Circinae Dall, 1913
                      Gafrarium Röding, 1798
                        Gafrarium pectinatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17938) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-17.