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Bivalvia Pholadomyoida Clavagellidae
Brechites (Penicillus) philippinensis (Chenu, 1843)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Aspergillum philippinense Chenu, 1843
Aspergillum zebuense Chenu, 1843
Aspergillum strangulatum Chenu, 1843
Aspergillum tuberculatum Chenu, 1843
Aspergillum ornatum Chenu, 1843
Aspergillum clavatum Chenu, 1843
Aspergillum recluxianum Chenu, 1843
Aspergillum incrassatum Chenu, 1843
Penicillus radix Gray, 1858
Common Name
True Watering-pot Shell p.301 [For Aspergillum (or Brechites) strangulatum] Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
Keywords
substrate: in mud
substrate: in sand
References
Allan, J. 1950. p.301, fig. 5 General
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.222 General reference
Smith, B.J. 1976. p.203, fig. 26-31 Contains synonymy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Anomalodesmata
Pholadomyoida
Clavagelloidea
Clavagellidae Orbigny, 1844
Brechites Guettard, 1770
Brechites (Penicillus) Bruguière, 1789
Brechites (Penicillus) philippinensis (Chenu, 1843)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20651) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-05-05.