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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Dosinia sculpta (Hanley, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Fallartemis sculpta auct.
   Artemis sculpta Hanley, 1845
   Dosinia semiobliterata Dehayes, 1853
   Dosinia annae Carpenter, 1856
   Dosinia immaculata Tenison-Woods, 1876

Common Name

Sculptured Dosinia p.324      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habit: burrowing, infaunal 
substrate: sand 

References

 AMS Loose Leaf System . p.Veneridae10 Contains synonymy
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Delmas, D. 1967. p.69 Secondary source
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.21 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.144 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Dosiniinae Adams H.& A., 1858
                      Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
                        Dosinia sculpta (Hanley, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18083) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-06-26.