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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Propeamussiidae 

Propeamussium andamanicum (Smith, 1894)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amussium andamanicum Smith, 1894

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)Laccadive Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaArabian Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzaniaPwani ProvinceZanzibar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatu
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.75 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificWallis and Futuna
     Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.75 

Keywords

depth: bathyal [ 1702 m ]      Smith, E.A. 1895. p.265 
depth: continental rise [ from 1260-1475m alive (New Caledonia) ]

References

 Dijkstra, H.H 2001. p.74 General reference
 Dijkstra, H.H. 1995. p.15, figs 5-8, 138-142 [ references, type data, New Caledonian material, distribution, description, remarks ]  General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1895. p.265 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
                      Propeamussium de Gregorio, 1884
                        Propeamussium andamanicum (Smith, 1894)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=46752) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-05-16. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-09-23.