OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Irus (Irus) irus (Linneaus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Rupellaria macrophylla auct.
   Notirus macrophyllus auct.
   Irus irus auct.
   Donax irus Linnaeus, 1758
   Venerupis macrophylla Deshayes, 1853
   Irus macrophyllus (Deshayes, 1853)
   Venerupis pulcherrima Deshayes, 1854
   Venerupis attenuata Reeve, 1874
   Rupellaria semipurpurea Dunker, 1882

Distribution

tropical Indo-Pacific {PB1176}

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Gulf of Carpentaria
  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
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificTuvalu (Ellice Islands)Funafuti
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereSouth Africa (Cape marine Province)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)Phuket
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSea of Japan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaEast China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaYellow Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ Japan ]
habit: boring, infaunal [ boring in soft rocks (Japan) ]
habitat: rocks 
habitat: rocky crevices [ Red Sea ]

References

 Fischer-Piette, E. 1968. p.794 Distribution
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Metivier, B. 1971. p.79 Secondary source
 Hedley, C. 1899. p.502 Distribution
 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.511 Checklist
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.154 General reference
 Nielsen, C. 1976. p.7 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.190 General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.127-8 Distribution
 Smith, E.A. 1891. p.394 Distribution
 Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 1998. p.240 [ distribution; description ]  General reference
 Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.288 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Irus Schmidt, 1818
                        Irus (Irus) Schmidt, 1818
                          Irus (Irus) irus (Linneaus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18219) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-09-25.