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Bivalvia Arcoida Limopsidae 

Limopsis (Limopsis) vixornata Verco, 1907

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Limopsis vixornata Verco, 1907
   Limopsis occidentalis Cotton, 1930

Distribution

Beachport to St. Francis Island, South Australia and south Western Australia (Cotton, 1961)

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope [ to 220 metres ]
substrate: in sand 

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1961. [{p. 50, fig. 37 as Limopsis vixornata , p. 50-51, fig. 32 as Limopsis occidentalis}]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.66 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Arcoida
                Limopsoidea
                  Limopsidae Dall, 1908
                    Limopsis Sassi, 1827
                      Limopsis (Limopsis) Sassi, 1827
                        Limopsis (Limopsis) vixornata Verco, 1907

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19273) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-06-04.