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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Botula silicula (Lamarck, 1819)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Modiola silicula Lamarck, 1819
   Lithophaga fusca Dunker, 1882
   Botula hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
   Botula laysana Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
   Botulopa silicula infra Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Boring Horse mussel p.293 [ For Botulopa silicula infra]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.265 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 10-200m (Hawaiian Islands) ]
depth: subtidal 
habit: boring, infaunal [ boring scleractinian corals ]
habitat: rocks [ rock borers (Hawaiian Islands) ]

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.209 [ distribution; ecology; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.88 General reference
 Lee, S.Y. and Morton, B. 1983. p.60 [ distribution; ecology ]  General reference
 Zhenrui, W. and Zhongyan, Q. 1984. p.231 [ synonymy; distribution ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Botula Mörch, 1853
                    Botula silicula (Lamarck, 1819)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19488) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-14.