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Bivalvia Pholadomyoida Clavagellidae 

Clavagella (Dacosta) australis (Sowerby, 1829)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Clavagella (Dacosta) australis australis (Sowerby, 1829)
   Clavagella (Dacosta) australis mullerae (Kilburn, 1974)

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria

Keywords

habit: boring, infaunal 
habit: cemented, epifaunal 
habitat: rock reef [ edge of an overhang on a large rock just above low tide ]
substrate: in calcareous rock 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.222 General reference
 Morton, B.S. 1984. p.489 Biology and ecology
 Smith, B.J. 1971. p.143, pl. 10, figs. 9,10 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Anomalodesmata
              Pholadomyoida
                Clavagelloidea
                  Clavagellidae Orbigny, 1844
                    Clavagella Blainville [ex Lamarck], 1817
                      Clavagella (Dacosta) Gray, 1858
                        Clavagella (Dacosta) australis (Sowerby, 1829)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20638) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-29.