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 Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Arafura Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hainan
  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: East Africa: Mozambique
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Andaman Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Timor (Not otherwise Specified)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Java Sea
  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: Tanzania: Pwani Province: Zanzibar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mascarene Islands: Reunion
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong 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.