OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Lucinidae 

Chavania erythraea (Issel, 1869)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tapes testrix auct.
   Lucina erythraea Issel, 1869
   Lucina crosseana Issel, 1869
   Wallucina erythraea (Issel, 1869)
   Lucina elegans Adams, 1871

Distribution

Dekker&Orlin2000: Red Sea endemic.

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea Throughout Region
     Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.98 

Keywords

substrate: muddy sand       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.98 
substrate: sand [ offshore ]      Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.98 

References

 Glover, E. & Taylor, J. D. 2001. p.282 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.98 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.98 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.98 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.98 Anatomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Lucinoidea
                  Lucinidae Fleming, 1828
                    Chavania Glover & Taylor, 2001
                      Chavania erythraea (Issel, 1869)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54661) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-23. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-02-26.