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Bivalvia Pterioida Malleidae
Malleus (Malvufundus) regula (Forsskål, 1775)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Malleus tigrinus auct.
Malleus solitarius auct.
Malleus decurtatus auct.
Ostrea regula Forsskål, 1775
Malvufundus regulus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
Unknown Ostrea vulsella Gmelin, 1791
Himantopoda truncata Schumacher, 1817
Malleus vulsellatus Lamarck, 1819
Vulsella nuttalli Conrad, 1837
Parimalleus cursator Iredale, 1931
Parimalleus rex Iredale, 1939
Parimalleus gregarius Iredale, 1939
Common Name
Bean Hammer Oyster p.259, f.6 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
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: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 9
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habit: byssally attached [ firmly fastened by the byssus in crevices or in holes in the substrate (Kay 1979)
]
habitat: continental shelf [ immature specimens less than 1m; fully developed valves have been dregded from 1-35m Kay 1979
]
habitat: coral reef [ attached to coral and calcareous blocks (Kay 1979)
]
habitat: intertial flats
substrate: coral [
]
substrate: mud
substrate: sand
References
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.11 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.521 Biology and ecology
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.110 General reference
Moore, R.C. 1969. p.N329 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.65 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.65 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.65 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.65 Anatomy
Smith, E.A. 1891. p.434 Distribution
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.6 Biology and ecology
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Pterioida
Pterioidea
Malleidae Lamarck, 1819
Malleus Lamarck, 1799
Malleus (Malvufundus) de Gregorio, 1885
Malleus (Malvufundus) regula (Forsskål, 1775)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19772) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Gary Rosenberg on 2004-10-29.