OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae 

Pteria peasei Dunker, 1872

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Avicula radiata Pease, 1862
   Avicula peasei Dunker, 1872

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

Keywords

habit: byssally attached [ attached by byssus to whip corals or debris ]
habitat: coral 

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 peasei Dunker, 1872

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19608) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-20.