OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Myoida Pholadidae 

Martesia (Martesia) striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pholas striatus Linnaeus, 1758
   Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name

Wood-boring Angel's Wing p.355, pl.38, f.4      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.15 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.69 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.312 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.297 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ below low water mark ]
habit: boring, infaunal 
substrate: wood 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.188 General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.27 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.573 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.200 General reference
 Morton, B. 1971.  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.203 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks; does not place in a particular subgenus ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Myoida
                Pholadoidea
                  Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Martesia Sowerby, 1824
                      Martesia (Martesia) Sowerby, 1824
                        Martesia (Martesia) striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20411) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-28.