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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Marcia (Hemitapes) hiantina (Lamarck, 1818)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus virginea auct.
   Tapes tristis auct.
   Katelysia hiantina auct.
   Venus hiantina Lamarck, 1818
   Venus rimularis Lamarck, 1818
   Venus vermiculosa Lamarck, 1818
   Venus flammiculata Lamarck, 1818
   Tapes luzonica Sowerby, 1852
   Tapes biradiata Deshayes, 1853

Common Name

Gaping Tapes p.334      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Indo-Pacific {PB1176}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHainan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)Kerala
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  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 RegionsAustraliaWestern AustraliaSW coast
  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 RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaGulf of Thailand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaSumatra (N, NE, E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaJava Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaSingapore
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaBorneo
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaMoluccas
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.297 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.288 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral [ to 20m (Japan) ]
habitat: mangrove [ ]
substrate: gravel [ found amongst gravel on the bottom of creeks, between mangroves and deeper muddy pools ]
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.334 Biology and ecology
 Fischer-Piette, E. 1976. p.249 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Metivier, B. 1971. p.57 Secondary source
 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.510 Checklist
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.154 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Marcia H. & A. Adams, 1857
                        Marcia (Hemitapes) Römer, 1864
                          Marcia (Hemitapes) hiantina (Lamarck, 1818)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18241) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-17.