OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Myoida Teredinidae 

Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758
   Teredo pocilliformis Roch, 1931
   Teredo austini Iredale, 1932

Common Name

Teredo Ship-worm p.359, f.6      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

a cosmopolitan species

  OBIS Regions
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.299 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.27 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.204 General reference
 Turner, R.D. 1966. p.112 Synonomy
 Turner, R.D. 1971. p.30 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Myoida
                Pholadoidea
                  Teredinidae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Teredininae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Teredo Linnaeus, 1758
                        Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20433) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-03-31.