OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Propeamussiidae 

Propeamussium meridionale (Smith, 1885)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amussium meridionale Smith, 1885
   Amussium (Propeamussium) malpelonium Dall, 1908

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West Pacific Throughout Region
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific Throughout Region
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.78 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificWallis and Futuna
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.78 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatu
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.78 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.78 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.78 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificKermadec Islands
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.78 

Keywords

depth: continental rise [ to 2470m alive ]
depth: continental slope [ from 760 m alive taken alive from 649-900 m ]      Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.78 
feeding mode: predation 

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. 1990. p.2, figs 1-2 [ synonymy, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Dijkstra, H.H. 1995. p.19, figs 15-18, 143-146 [ references, type data, New Caledonian area material, distribution, description ]  General reference
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.65 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
                      Propeamussium de Gregorio, 1884
                        Propeamussium meridionale (Smith, 1885)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45306) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-04-30. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-09-23.