OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Musculus (Musculus) nanus (Dunker, 1856)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Modiola nana auct.
   Lanistina nana Dunker, 1856
   Modiolaria paulucciae Crosse, 1863

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  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: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.58 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.268 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal [ on soft substrates, encased in a byssal nest and forming a mat ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.88 General reference
 Lee, S.Y. and Morton, B. 1983. p.57 [ distribution; ecology ]  General reference
 Zhenrui, W. and Zhongyan, Q. 1984. p.224 [ synonymy; distribution ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Musculus Röding, 1798
                    Musculus (Musculus) Röding, 1798
                      Musculus (Musculus) nanus (Dunker, 1856)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19505) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-15.