Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Limaria (Limaria) tuberculata (Olivi, 1792)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea tuberculata Olivi, 1792
   Lima inflata Lamarck, 1807
   Lima exilis S.V. Wood, 1839
   Lima rotundata Sowerby, 1843
   Lima rufanensis Turton, 1932

Distribution

OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to about 50 metres ]
depth: intertidal [ low tide ]
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habit: nestling
substrate: under rocks

References

Kilburn, R.N. 1998. p.207-210, figs. 3-4 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Limoida
                Limoidea
                  Limidae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Limaria Link, 1807
                      Limaria (Limaria) Link, 1807
                        Limaria (Limaria) tuberculata (Olivi, 1792)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=50493) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-04.