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Bivalvia Veneroida Galeommatidae 

Scintilla aurantia (Deshayes, 1835)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Galeomma aurantia Deshayes, 1835
   Amphilepida aurantia (Deshayes, 1835)
   Scintilla obockensis Jousseaume, 1888

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 11 
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef

Keywords

habit: byssally attached 
substrate: coral 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.152 [ ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.110 [ pl.18; placed in genus Amphilepida ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.110 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.110 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.110 Anatomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Galeommatoidea
                  Galeommatidae Gray, 1840
                    Scintilla Deshayes, 1856
                      Scintilla aurantia (Deshayes, 1835)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18342) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-18.