Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae

Eumarcia fumigata (Sowerby, 1853)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Notocallista laevigata auct.
   Venus nitida Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
   Venus kochii Philippi, 1843
   Tapes fumigata Sowerby, 1853
   Venus laevigata Sowerby, 1853
   Tapes faba Reeve, 1864

Common Name

Shining Venus shell p.335 Allan, J. 1950.
Smoked Venerid p.352 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
substrate: sand
substrate: sandy mud [ inhabits sandy mud of tidal waters, inhabiting the margin of Zostera flats at low tide ]
References
Allan, J. 1950. p.335 Biology and ecology
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.22 [ as Notocallista laevigata ] General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.150 General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Eumarcia Iredale, 1924
                        Eumarcia fumigata (Sowerby, 1853)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18196) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-06-27.