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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae

Lithophaga (Lithophaga) nasuta (Philippi, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Modiola nasuta Philippi, 1846
Lithophaga dichroa Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Brown Date Mussel p.34, pl.35A Wilson, B 2002.
Chocolate Date Mussel p.294, pl.38, f.2 Allan, J. 1950.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [ to 20 m ]
habit: boring, infaunal [ mainly in Porites (Phuket, Thailand) ]
habitat: coral reef
substrate: coral
substrate: rocks [ soft ]
substrate: shell
References
Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.36 Secondary source
Kleemann, K.H. 1984. p.205 [ synonymy; distribution; type data ] General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.92 General reference
Maes, V.O. 1967. p.156 Biology and ecology
Nielsen, C. 1976. p.142 [ ecology ] Secondary source
Wilson, B.R. 1979. Biology and ecology
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Lithophaga R�ding, 1798
                    Lithophaga (Lithophaga) R�ding, 1798
                      Lithophaga (Lithophaga) nasuta (Philippi, 1846)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19550) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.