OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Pholadomyoida Cuspidariidae 

Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) gigantea Prashad, 1932

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) gigantea Prashad, 1932
   Cuspidaria kawamurai Kuroda, 1948

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
     Prashad, B. 1932. p.327 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Poutiers, J-M. & Bernard, F.R. 1995. p.122 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
     Poutiers, J-M. & Bernard, F.R. 1995. p.122 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaEast China Sea
     Poutiers, J-M. & Bernard, F.R. 1995. p.122 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
     Poutiers, J-M. & Bernard, F.R. 1995. p.122 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
     Poutiers, J-M. & Bernard, F.R. 1995. p.122 

Keywords

depth: continental slope       Prashad, B. 1932. p.329 
depth: mesopelagic       Prashad, B. 1932. p.329 
salinity: marine       Prashad, B. 1932.  
substrate: sand       Prashad, B. 1932. p.329 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.232 General reference
 Poutiers, J-M. & Bernard, F.R. 1995. p.122 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Anomalodesmata
              Pholadomyoida
                Cuspidarioidea
                  Cuspidariidae Dall, 1886
                    Cuspidaria Nardo, 1840
                      Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) Nardo, 1840
                        Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) gigantea Prashad, 1932

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20743) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-08-23.