OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Veneroida Ungulinidae
Diplodonta (Diplodonta) globosa (Forsskål, 1775)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Venus globosa Forsskål, 1775
Diplodonta globosa (Forsskål, 1775)
Diplodonta savignyi Vaillant, 1865
Distribution
Dekker&Orlin2000: Red Sea endemic.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.11
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mascarene Islands: Mauritius
Viader, R. 1951. p.132
Keywords
habitat: intertial flats [ landward of mangrove forests
]
habitat: mangrove [
]
substrate: mud Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.101
substrate: sand Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.100
References
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.101 General reference
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.7 Distribution
Viader, R. 1951. p.132 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Lucinoidea
Ungulinidae H. & A. Adams, 1856
Diplodonta Bronn, 1831
Diplodonta (Diplodonta) Bronn, 1831
Diplodonta (Diplodonta) globosa (Forsskål, 1775)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54752) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-24. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-02-17.