OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Myoida Gastrochaenidae 

Gastrochaena tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1876

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cucurbitula tasmanica auct.
   Gastrochaena tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1876

Common Name

One-sided Gaper p.353      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  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: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Tasmania
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 32 metres ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.353, fig. 1 General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.306, fig. 336 General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.27 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.196 General reference
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.383 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Myoida
                Gastrochaenoidea
                  Gastrochaenidae Gray, 1840
                    Gastrochaena Spengler, 1783
                      Gastrochaena tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1876

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20375) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-06-13.