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Bivalvia Pholadomyoida Myochamidae 

Myadora brevis (Sowerby, 1829)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Anatina brevis
   Pandora brevis Sowerby, 1829
   Myadora triggi Cotton & Godfrey, 1938

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: 200 m bathymetric
  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 44 metres ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.299 General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.150-151, fig. 141 [{as Myadora triggi }]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.15 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.216 Contains synonymy
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.392 General reference
 Stutchbury, S. 1830. p.99, pl. 43, figs. 1-2 [{as Anatina brevis}]  New combination

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Anomalodesmata
              Pholadomyoida
                Pandoroidea
                  Myochamidae Bronn, 1862
                    Myadora Gray, 1840
                      Myadora brevis (Sowerby, 1829)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20590) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-06-17.