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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Pitar (Hyphantosoma) spoori Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pitar spoori Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990
   Pitar (Hyphantosoma) spoori (Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990)

Distribution

distribution records considerably extend the known range of this rare species {KLamprell011}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificCaroline Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaYemen
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed SeaGulf of Aqaba
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  PRELOVED RegionsThailand

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ 17m ]
eCode: in sand [ loose littoral sand ]
habitat: coral sand 
habitat: rubble 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1997. p.283 [ distribution; synonymy; type data; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1999. p.47 [ distribution; synonymy; type data; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.138 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Pitariinae Stewart, 1930
                      Pitar Römer, 1857
                        Pitar (Hyphantosoma) Dall, 1902
                          Pitar (Hyphantosoma) spoori Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17974) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-18.