OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Musculus (Musculus) alganus Laseron, 1956

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Musculus alganus Laseron, 1956

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales

Keywords

habitat: tide pools [ ]
substrate: algal turf 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.13 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.90 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Musculus Röding, 1798
                    Musculus (Musculus) Röding, 1798
                      Musculus (Musculus) alganus Laseron, 1956

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19516) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.