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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae 

Pteria chinensis (Leach, 1814)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Avicula chinensis Leach, 1814
   Avicula hirundo D. Dillwyn, 1817
   Avicula crocea Lamarck, 1819
   Avicula irridescens Reeve, 1857
   Avicula trochilus Reeve, 1857
   Austropteria antelata Iredale, 1939

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.269 

Keywords

habit: byssally attached [ attached to byssus by whipcorals ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.98 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Pteriidae Gray, 1847
                    Pteria Scopoli, 1777
                      Pteria chinensis (Leach, 1814)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19601) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-15.