OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Arcoida Arcidae
Scapharca natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Arca (Scapharca) rufescens auct.
Arca (Scapharca) inaequivalvis (non Bruguiere, 1789) auct.
Arca natalensis Krauss, 1848
Anadara natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.39
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.39
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.56
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ to 50 metres
]
habitat: sheltered bays
substrate: mud
References
Kilburn, R. N. . General reference
Kilburn, R.N. 1983. p.536, figs. 41-42 Contains synonymy
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.39 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Arcoida
Arcoidea
Arcidae Lamarck, 1809
Scapharca Gray, 1847
Scapharca natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47635) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-05. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-08-25.