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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Musculista perfragilis (Dunker, 1857)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Modiola perfragilis auct.
   Modiolus perfragilis auct.
   Volsella perfragilis Dunker, 1857
   Musculista perfragilis (Dunker, 1857)

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern AustraliaSW coast
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)Tamil Nadu
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.58 

Keywords

substrate: mud       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.51 

References

 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.51 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.51 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.51 Anatomy
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.32 Distribution
 Thiele, J. 1930. p.569 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Musculista Yamamoto & Habe, 1958
                    Musculista perfragilis (Dunker, 1857)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53605) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-11. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-26.