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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Xenostrobus inconstans (Dunker, 1856)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Volsella inconstans Dunker, 1856
   Modiolus semivestita Dunker, 1871
   Modiolus nebulosus Tennison Woods, 1876
   Modiola angasi Clessin, 1889

Common Name

Variable Brown Mussel p.32, pl.33E      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern AustraliaSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ gregarious ]
habit: nestling [ ]
habitat: estuarine 
habitat: stones 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand [ ]
substrate: shell [ ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.86 General reference
 Wilson, B.R. 1966.  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Xenostrobus Wilson, 1966
                    Xenostrobus inconstans (Dunker, 1856)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19465) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.