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Bivalvia Pholadomyoida Clavagellidae 

Brechites (Brechites) vaginiferus australis (Chenu, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Aspergillum cumingianum Chenu, 1843
   Aspergillum incertus Chenu, 1843
   Aspergillum australe Chenu, 1843

Common Name

Australia Watering Pot p.16      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia

Keywords

substrate: in mud 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Coleman, N. 1981. p.16, fig. 16 General
 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.160, fig. 153 [ as Humphreyia incerta Chenu, 1843 ]  General
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.222 General reference
 Smith, B.J. 1971. p.143, pl. 10, figs. 9-10 [ as Brechites (Brechites) australis ]  General reference
 Smith, B.J. 1976. p.200, fig. 20 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Anomalodesmata
              Pholadomyoida
                Clavagelloidea
                  Clavagellidae Orbigny, 1844
                    Brechites Guettard, 1770
                      Brechites (Brechites) Guettard, 1770
                        Brechites (Brechites) vaginiferus (Lamarck, 1818)
                          Brechites (Brechites) vaginiferus australis (Chenu, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=43881) created by ANSVolunteer1 on 2001-04-03. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.