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Bivalvia Veneroida Lucinidae 

Divaricella macandreae (H. Adams, 1871)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Lucina ornatissima auct.
   Cyclas macandreae auct.
   Lucina (Cyclas) macandreae H. Adams, 1871
   Divaricella macandreae (H. Adams, 1871)

Distribution

northern Indian Ocean, mainly in the Red Sea but also recorded from Oman Dekker&Orlin2000: Red Sea endemic.

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaOman
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 11 

Keywords

habitat: shallow water [ offshore ]
substrate: sand       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.96 

References

 Dekker, H. & Goud, J. 1994. p.125-126 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.96 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.96 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.96 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.96 Anatomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Lucinoidea
                  Lucinidae Fleming, 1828
                    Divaricella Martens, 1880
                      Divaricella macandreae (H. Adams, 1871)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54612) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-22. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-13.