OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Arcoida Arcidae 

Scapharca secticostata (Reeve, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Arca secticostata Reeve, 1844

Common Name

Cut-Ribbed Ark [species 38; used for the available name Arca secticostata]      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: sea grass bed [ among eel grasses {LAMPRELL1998A} ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.56 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1844.  General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19072) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.