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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Katelysia peronii (Lamarck, 1818)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus peronii Lamarck, 1818
   Venus aphrodinoides Lamarck, 1818
   Venus flamiculata Lamarck, 1818
   Tapes victoriae Tenison-Woods, 1878

Common Name

Mud Cockle p.258      Allan, J. 1950.  
Peron's Venerid p.354      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern AustraliaSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habit: interstitial, infaunal 
habitat: estuaries [ in estuaries and creeks at about the half-tide mark ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.331 Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.154 General reference
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.354-5 Distribution
 Nielsen, B.J. 1964. p.222 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Katelysia Römer, 1857
                        Katelysia peronii (Lamarck, 1818)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18236) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-03.