OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Myoida Myidae 

Cryptomya (Venatomya) elliptica (A. Adams, 1851)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venatomya elliptica auct.
   Sphaenia elliptica A. Adams, 1851
   Cryptomya elliptica (A. Adams, 1851)
   Cryptomya truncata Gould, 1861

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 8 metres ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.26 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.190 Contains synonymy
 Lamprell, K. & Stanisic, J. 1998. p.6 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.196 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Myoida
                Myoidea
                  Myidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Cryptomya Conrad, 1848
                      Cryptomya (Venatomya) Iredale, 1930
                        Cryptomya (Venatomya) elliptica (A. Adams, 1851)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20304) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-12-09.