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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Arcoida Arcidae 

Scapharca vellicata (Reeve, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Arca vellicata Reeve, 1844
   Anadara vellicata (Reeve, 1844)
   Anadara birleyana Melvill & Standen, 1907
   Arca fultoni Sowerby, 1907
   Anadara exulta Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Pinched Ark [species 33; used for the available name Arca vellicata]      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 8 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaVietnam
     Evseev, G. A. & Lutaenko, K. A. 1998. p.17 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Evseev, G. A. & Lutaenko, K. A. 1998. p.17 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
     Evseev, G. A. & Lutaenko, K. A. 1998. p.17 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
     Evseev, G. A. & Lutaenko, K. A. 1998. p.17 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 80 m {LAMPRELL1998A} ]
depth: subtidal 
substrate: sand [
'sandy bottoms' ]      Evseev, G. A. & Lutaenko, K. A. 1998. p.17 

References

 Habe, T. 1965. p.77 General reference
 Iredale, T. 1939. p.278 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.54 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.54 Synonomy
 Reeve, L.A. 1844.  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Arcoida
                Arcoidea
                  Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Scapharca Gray, 1847
                      Scapharca vellicata (Reeve, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19066) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-27.