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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) obesus (Philippi, 1847)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Modiola obesa Philippi, 1847
   Leiosolenus obesus (Philippi, 1847)
   Lithophaga suspecta Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Golden Date mussel p.294      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  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
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea: Sudan
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  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): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives: Male: South Male Atoll
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Oman
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Andaman Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hainan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.8 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Vietnam
     Chinh, N. 2001. p.412 
  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
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.58 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal [ 10m ]
habit: boring, infaunal [ usually burrows in coral rock ]      Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 
habitat: coral reef [ in boulders on reef front and reef slope at Low Isles, Queensland ]
habitat: intertial flats [ ]
substrate: boulders [ ]
substrate: coral       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 

References

 Barthel, K.W. 1981. [ distrbution; ecology; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.36 Secondary source
 Chinh, N. 2001. p.412 Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Coleman, N. 1981. p.152 Biology and ecology
 Iredale, T. 1939. p.422, pl. 6, fig. 30 General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.14 General reference
 Kleemann, K.H. 1984. p.218 [ synonymy; distribution; type data; placed in subgenus Leiosolenus ]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.94 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 [ pl.7;placed in genus Leiosolenus ]  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
 Zhenrui, W. and Zhongyan, Q. 1984. p.235 [ synonymy; distribution; placed in subgenus Diberus ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Lithophaga Röding, 1798
                    Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) Carpenter, 1857
                      Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) obesus (Philippi, 1847)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19566) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.