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Bivalvia Ostreoida Anomiidae 

Monia zelandica (Gray, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Monia ione auct.
   Anomia zelandica Gray, 1843
   Placunanomia ione Gray, 1850
   Anomia stowei Hutton, 1873
   Anomia furcata Suter, 1907

Common Name

Saddle Oyster p.116 [as Monia ione Gray, 1849]      Cotton, B.C. 1961.  
Saddle Oyster Jingle Shell p.286, f.8 [For Monia ione ]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: New Zealand

Keywords

substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Beu, A.G. 1967. p.235, text figs 2e, 2f General reference
 Beu, A.G. 1967. p.235-237 Contains synonymy
 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.116, fig. 102 [ as Monia ione Gray, 1849 ]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.12 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.128 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Anomioidea
                    Anomiidae Rafineque, 1815
                      Placunanomiinae Beu, 1967
                        Monia Gray, 1850
                          Monia zelandica (Gray, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19955) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-14.