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Bivalvia Arcoida Arcidae 

Anadara (Cunearca) pilula (Reeve, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Arca pilula Reeve, 1843
   Cunearca sabinae Morlet, 1889
   Potiarca pilula saccula Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Little Ball Ark [species 8; used for the available name Arca pilula]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
Pill Ark p.256 [used for the available name Potiarca For Potiarca pilula]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.302 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: sand [ ]
substrate: shelly bottom 

References

 Habe, T. 1964. p.165 General reference
 Habe, T. 1965. p.75 General reference
 Iredale, T. 1927. p.332 General reference
 Iredale, T. 1939. p.284 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.58 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.58 Synonomy
 Shuto, T. 1971. p.11 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Arcoida
                Arcoidea
                  Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Anadara Gray, 1847
                      Anadara (Cunearca) Dall, 1898
                        Anadara (Cunearca) pilula (Reeve, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19092) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-29.