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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Lithophaga cinnamonea var. auct.
   Modiola cinnamomea auct.
   Lithophaga (Lithodomus) cinnamomeus auct.
   Lithophaga (Botula) cinnamomina auct.
   Mytilus cinnamomeus Gmelin, 1791
   Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791)

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea: Sudan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.57 

Keywords

habit: boring, infaunal [ mainly in Porites on reef flats (Phuket, Thailand) ]      Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 
substrate: coral       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 

References

 Kilburn, R. N. .  General reference
 Nielsen, C. 1976. p.145 [ ecology ]  Secondary source
 Nielsen, C. 1986. p.7, fig. 21; Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.54 Anatomy
 Soliman, G.N. 1969. p.887 Biology and ecology
 Wilson, B.R. & Tate, R. 1984. p.113 Anatomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Botula Mörch, 1853
                    Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53648) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-11. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-09-06.