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Bivalvia Veneroida Psammobiidae 

Gari (Gobraeus) castrensis oriens (Deshayes, 1855)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Psammobia oriens Deshayes, 1855
   Psammobia rossiteri Crosse, 1873

Common Name

True Sunset Shell p.342, fig. 4 [{as Gari rossiteri}]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 65 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal [ from 5 m ]
eCode: in sand 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.110 General reference
 Willan, R.C. 1993. p.53, figs. 214-222, 395 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Psammobiidae Fleming, 1828
                    Gari Schumacher, 1817
                      Gari (Gobraeus) Brown, 1844
                        Gari (Gobraeus) castrensis (Spengler, 1794)
                          Gari (Gobraeus) castrensis oriens (Deshayes, 1855)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47513) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-03. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-03-21.