OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae 

Pteria cypsellus (Dunker, 1872)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Avicula cypsellus Dunker, 1872
   Austropteria perscitula Iredale, 1939

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)

Keywords

depth: subtidal 
habit: byssally attached [ attached by byssus to whip coral or weed-covered rocks ]
substrate: coral [ ]
substrate: rocks [ ]

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.98 General reference
 Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.269 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Pteriidae Gray, 1847
                    Pteria Scopoli, 1777
                      Pteria cypsellus (Dunker, 1872)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19611) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-09-22.