OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Propeamussiidae 

Parvamussium thyrideum (Melvill & Standen, 1907)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pecten thyrideus Melvill & Standen, 1907
   Parvamussium thyrideum (Melvill & Standen, 1907)

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Arabian Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Gulf of Oman
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.73 

Keywords

depth: continental rise 
depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: biogenic soft substates       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.73 
substrate: sand 
substrate: sand [ ]
substrate: shell 

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. & Knudsen, J. 1998. p.49, pl. 2, fig. 9 [ general references, type data, Red Sea material, distribution, 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

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
                      Parvamussium Sacco, 1897
                        Parvamussium thyrideum (Melvill & Standen, 1907)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47016) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-05-25. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-30.