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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Irus (Irus) crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Notirus crenatus auct.
   Venerupis crenata Lamarck, 1818
   Venerupis brevis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
   Cypricardia serrata Reeve, 1843

Common Name

Boring Venus shell p.335      Allan, J. 1950.  
Crenated Boring Venerid p.355      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)Tahiti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Marquesas (Iles Marquises)

Keywords

eCode: estuarine [ in estuarine mud ]
habit: boring, infaunal 
habitat: rocks [ boring in rocks ]
substrate: mud [ boring in soft mud ]

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.261-2 Secondary source
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Metivier, B. 1971. p.85 Secondary source
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.23 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.152 General reference
 McMichael, D.F. 1960. p.44 Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Irus Schmidt, 1818
                        Irus (Irus) Schmidt, 1818
                          Irus (Irus) crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18211) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-07-30.