OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Modiolus (Modiolus) areolatus Gould, 1850

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mytilus ( Modiola) areolatus auct.
   Modiolus australis Gray, 1827
   Modiola areolatus Gould, 1850
   Modiola plumescens Dunker, 1861
   Modiolus cottoni Laseron, 1956

Common Name

Broad Horse mussel p.292      Allan, J. 1950.  
Southern Horse Mussel p.30      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  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 bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAntarctic Region
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaVietnam
     Chinh, N. 2001. p.414 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
     Chinh, N. 2001. p.414 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
     Chinh, N. 2001. p.414 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
     Chinh, N. 2001. p.414 

References

 Chinh, N. 2001. p.414 Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.13 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.80 General reference
 Odhner, N.H. 1917. p.20 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
                    Modiolus (Modiolus) Lamarck, 1799
                      Modiolus (Modiolus) areolatus Gould, 1850

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19403) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.