OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Modiolus (Modiolus) aratus (Dunker, 1856)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Modiola arata auct.
   Volsella arata Dunker, 1856

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Gulf of Carpentaria
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaVietnam
     Chinh, N. 2001. p.413 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
     Chinh, N. 2001. p.413 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
     Chinh, N. 2001. p.413 

Keywords

substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.84 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
                    Modiolus (Modiolus) Lamarck, 1799
                      Modiolus (Modiolus) aratus (Dunker, 1856)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19436) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-11.