OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pholadomyoida Cuspidariidae 

Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) elegans (Hinds, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Neaera elegans Hinds, 1843

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Arafura Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Gulf of Carpentaria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 46 metres ]
depth: subtidal 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.230 General reference
 Smith, E. A. 1885. p.47 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Anomalodesmata
              Pholadomyoida
                Cuspidarioidea
                  Cuspidariidae Dall, 1886
                    Cuspidaria Nardo, 1840
                      Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) Nardo, 1840
                        Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) elegans (Hinds, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20726) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-06-19.