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Bivalvia Pholadomyoida Clavagellidae
Clavagellidae Orbigny, 1844
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Clavagellidae Orbigny, 1844
Aspergillidae Gray, 1858
Included taxa
Brechites Guettard, 1770
Clavagella Blainville [ex Lamarck], 1817
Humphreyia Gray, 1858
Dianadema Morton, 2003
Common Name
Tube and Watering-Pot Shells p.300 Allan, J. 1950.
Pepperpot p.173 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956.
Keywords
depth: subtidal
feeding mode: suspension feeding
habit: boring, infaunal
habit: burrowing, infaunal
habit: cemented, epifaunal
substrate: coral
substrate: in mud
substrate: in sand
References
Allan, J. 1950. p.300 General
Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.157 [ includes key to genera
] General
Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.173 General
Smith, B.J. 1971. p.135 [ includes key to Australian genera, subgenera and species
] General
Smith, B.J. 1976. p.187 General
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Anomalodesmata
Pholadomyoida
Clavagelloidea
Clavagellidae Orbigny, 1844
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20629) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-04-11.