]
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habit: boring, infaunal
habitat: coral [ boring into dead coral
]
substrate: mud
substrate: sand
References
Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.306-307, fig. 337 [{as Gastrochaena frondosa Cotton, 1934}] General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.570-571, fig. 185A General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.196 Contains synonymy
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.199 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks as Gastrochaena (Gastrochaena) gigantea
] General reference
Taki, I. & Habe, T. 1955. p.1-2, pl. 2, figs. 8a-b Synonomy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Myoida
Gastrochaenoidea
Gastrochaenidae Gray, 1840
Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783
Gastrochaena cuneiformis Spengler, 1783
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20366) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-17.