OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Veneroida Chamidae
Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
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
ABRS Regions: Australia: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 11
Keywords
depth: littoral
habit: cemented, epifaunal [ cemented on lower surface of shale fragments
]
substrate: sand [ coarse sand
]
References
Maes, V.O. 1967. p.160 Distribution
Nielsen, C. 1976. p.5 [ distribution; ecology
] Secondary source
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.106 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.106 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.106 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.106 Anatomy
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.8 [ distribution; ecology
] Secondary source
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Chamoidea
Chamidae Linnaeus, 1758
Chama Linnaeus, 1758
Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54811) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-24. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-13.