OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
ANSP OBIS Home | Another Search
Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae
Lithophaga (Lithophaga) teres (Philippi, 1846)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Lithodomus teres auct.
Lithodomus gracilis auct.
Modiola teres Philippi, 1846
Lithophaga teres (Philippi, 1846)
Modiola malayana Philippi, 1847
Modiola gracilis Philippi, 1847
Dactylus erythraensis Jousseaume, 1888
Lithophaga lithoglypha Clessin, 1889
Lithophaga teres annectans Iredale, 1939
Common Name
Chocolate Date mussel p.294 Allan, J. 1950.
Black Date mussel p.89 Gillett, K. & McNeill, F. 1959.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
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
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia: SW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Vietnam
Chinh, N. 2001. p.413
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-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-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.310
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.266
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
Kilburn, R. N. .
Keywords
depth: shallow subtidal [ found in slightly softer reef-rock in shallow water in the lagoon, Cocos-Keeling Island
]
depth: subtidal [ boring in dead coral (Queensland)
]
habit: boring, infaunal [ in Porites (Phuket, Thailand)
] Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54
habitat: coral reef [
]
habitat: reef flats [ inner reef flat found boring in coral or other calcareous rock (Queensland)
]
substrate: coral Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54
References
Kilburn, R. N. . General reference
Kilburn, R.N. 1977. p.205 Synonomy
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.92 General reference
Maes, V.O. 1967. p.156 Biology and ecology
Morton, B. & Scott, P.J.B. 1980. General reference
Nielsen, C. 1976. p.142 [ ecology
] Secondary source
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 [ pl.7; not placed in any subgenus
] General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 Anatomy
Wilson, B.R. 1979. Biology and ecology
Zhenrui, W. and Zhongyan, Q. 1984. p.233 [ synonymy; distribution
] Secondary source
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
Lithophaga Röding, 1798
Lithophaga (Lithophaga) Röding, 1798
Lithophaga (Lithophaga) teres (Philippi, 1846)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19538) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-09-07.