OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Modiolus (Modiolatus) sirahensis (Jousseaume, 1891)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Perna rhomboidea auct.
   Modiola rhomboidea Clessin, 1890 Clessin, 1890
   Modiola sirahensis Jousseaume, 1891
   Modiolus sirahensis (Jousseaume, 1891)

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 9 

References

 Barnard, K.H. 1964. p.392, fig. 6 b General reference
 Boshoff, P. H. & Field, J. G. 1968. p.84 General reference
 Kilburn, R. N. .  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.53 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.53 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.53 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.53 Anatomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
                    Modiolus (Modiolatus) Jousseaume, 1893
                      Modiolus (Modiolatus) sirahensis (Jousseaume, 1891)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53622) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-11. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-09-06.