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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Myoida Pholadidae 

Martesia (Martesia) obtecta (Sowerby, 1849)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pholas obtecta Sowerby, 1849

Distribution

Turtle Island, Northern Australia {LAMPRELL1998A}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ at low water ]
habit: burrowing, infaunal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.200 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Myoida
                Pholadoidea
                  Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Martesia Sowerby, 1824
                      Martesia (Martesia) Sowerby, 1824
                        Martesia (Martesia) obtecta (Sowerby, 1849)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20415) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-06-17.