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Bivalvia Ostreoida Propeamussiidae 

Propeamussium watsoni (Smith, 1885)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amussium watsoni Smith, 1885
   Propeamussium watsoni (E. A. Smith, 1885)
   Propeamussium watsoni bayonnaisense Okutani, 1962

Distribution

Pers. comm. H. Dijkstra (Oliver 1992)

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: India (W): Laccadive Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Arabian Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia: Loyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Tanzania: Pwani Province: Zanzibar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia: New Caledonia Outliers: Chesterfield Isles
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Vanuatu
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.82 

Keywords

depth: continental rise [ to 1140m alive ]
depth: continental slope [ from 650m alive ]
substrate: sand       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.73 

References

 Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.82 General reference
 Dijkstra, H.H. 1995. p.24, figs 27-30, 123-124 [ synonymy, type data, New Caledonian, and Philippines material, distribution, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.73 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.73 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.73 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.73 Anatomy
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.66 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45313) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-04-30. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-09-26.