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Bivalvia Arcoida Arcidae 

Anadara (Anadara) trapezia (Deshayes, 1840)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Arca trapezia Deshayes, 1840
   Anadara nicholsoni Iredale, 1927
   Anadara trapezia posita Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Sydney Cockle p.255 [used for the available name Anadara trapezia]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Mud Ark p.14      Coleman, N. 1975.  
Trapezoid Mud Ark p.36      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: in mud 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.44 General reference
 Hedley, C. 1918. p.M5 [as Arca trapezia]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.8 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.54 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.54 Synonomy
 Ludbrook, N.H. 1978. p.38 General reference
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.274 General reference
 Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1904. p.242 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Arcoida
                Arcoidea
                  Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Anadara Gray, 1847
                      Anadara (Anadara) Gray, 1847
                        Anadara (Anadara) trapezia (Deshayes, 1840)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19118) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2003-12-04.