OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Musculus (Musculus) chinensis Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Modiolaria cuneatus Gould, 1861
   Musculus chinensis Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993

Distribution

Indian Ocean, South Africa, Indo-Pacific, Philippines, South China Sea, Hainan

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaArafura Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Arafura Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHainan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 40m ]
substrate: rocks [ in ascidians and rocks ]

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.34 Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.88 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Musculus Röding, 1798
                    Musculus (Musculus) Röding, 1798
                      Musculus (Musculus) chinensis Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19502) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-12-12.