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Bivalvia Arcoida Arcidae 

Barbatia (Barbatia) amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Arca fusca Bruguière, 1792
   Arca amygdalumtostum Röding, 1798
   Barbatia amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)
   Ustularca cruciata renuta Iredale, 1939
   Arca cruciata Philippi, 1949

Common Name

Brown Ark [species 82; used for the available name Arca fusca]      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  
Almond Ark p.36      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.8 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.57 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.292 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
     Rost, H & Soot-Ryen, T. 1955. p.2 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: rock bottom 

References

  . p.254 General reference
 Hedley, C. 1916. p.5 [as Arca fusca]  General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.504 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.48 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.48 Synonomy
 Rost, H & Soot-Ryen, T. 1955. p.2 General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.21 General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1885. p.260 General reference
 Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. [fig. 551]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Arcoida
                Arcoidea
                  Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Barbatia Gray, 1842
                      Barbatia (Barbatia) Gray, 1842
                        Barbatia (Barbatia) amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18961) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-06-09.