OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Myoida Corbulidae 

Corbula (Notocorbula) tunicata Hinds, 1843

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Corbula tunicata Hinds, 1843
   Notocorbula vicaria Iredale, 1930

Common Name

Swollen Little Basket Shell p.352, f.9      Allan, J. 1950.  
Little Basket Shell p.181, pl.513      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Indo-Pacific, Indonesia, Australia, Philippines, South China Sea, Beibu Gulf (Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993)

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 60 m (Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993) ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal [ to 5 metres {LAMPRELL1998A} ]
depth: subtidal 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.352 [{as Aloides vicaria}]  General reference
 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.109 Secondary source
 Coleman, N. 1981. p.181 [{as Corbula vicaria}]  General reference
 Hinds, R.B. (ed.) 1845. p.68 General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.27 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.192 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. p.sp. 5, pl. 1, fig. 5 General reference
 Smith, E. A. 1885. p.29 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Myoida
                Myoidea
                  Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818
                    Corbula Bruguière, 1797
                      Corbula (Notocorbula) Iredale, 1930
                        Corbula (Notocorbula) tunicata Hinds, 1843

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20322) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-06-29.