OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Dosinia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus histrio Gmelin, 1791
   Dosinia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)
   Cytherea obsoleta Röding, 1798
   Venus australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
   Artemis variegata Gray, 1838
   Dosinia scabra Philippi, 1849
   Artemis lirata Sowerby, 1852
   Artemis lenticularis Sowerby, 1852
   Pardosinia alma Iredale, 1929

Distribution

Indo-Pacific {PB1126}

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E 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 AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)Phuket
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaArafura Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHainan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSea of Japan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaTimor (Not otherwise Specified)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaJava Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzaniaPwani ProvinceZanzibar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsReunion
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.286 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 20-26m (Phuket) ]
habitat: shell [ Phuket ]
substrate: sand [ dredged from shell sand bottom (Phuket) ]

References

 Fischer-Piette, E. 1973. p.293 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Delmas, D. 1967. p.53 Secondary source
 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.509 [ separated into 2 subspecies: Bonartemis histrio histrio; B. histrio iwakawai ]  Checklist
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.144 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.188 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference
 Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1903. p.133 Distribution
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.116-7 Distribution
 Smith, E. A. 1885. p.152 Distribution
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.12,13 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Dosiniinae Adams H.& A., 1858
                      Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
                        Dosinia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18071) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Gary Rosenberg on 2004-10-29.