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Bivalvia Arcoida Arcidae 

Barbatia (Barbatia) obliquata (Wood, 1828)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Arca obliquata Wood, 1828
   Arca obtusa Reeve, 1844
   Arca virescens Reeve, 1844
   Arca alfredensis Bartsch, 1915
   Savignyarca scazon Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Obtuse Ark [species 77; used for the available name Arca obtusa]      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  
Verdant Ark [species 97; used for the available name Arca virescens]      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.57 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
     Rost, H & Soot-Ryen, T. 1955. p.2 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: rock bottom 
substrate: rocks       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.36 

References

 Iredale, T. 1939. p.259 General reference
 Kilburn, R. N. .  General reference
 Kilburn, R.N. 1983. p.520, fig. 7 Contains synonymy
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.48 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.48 Synonomy
 Lamy, A. 1907. p.71 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.36 [ pl.1; placed in subgenus Savignyarca ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.36 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.36 Anatomy
 Rost, H & Soot-Ryen, T. 1955. p.2 Distribution
 Smith, E.A. 1891. p.431 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Arcoida
                Arcoidea
                  Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Barbatia Gray, 1842
                      Barbatia (Barbatia) Gray, 1842
                        Barbatia (Barbatia) obliquata (Wood, 1828)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18966) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-08-24.