OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Veneroida Tellinidae
Moerella lactea (Adams, 1871)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Tellina pygmaea auct.
Tellina (Peronaea) lactea Adams, 1871
Moerella lactea (H. Adams, 1871)
Distribution
Dekker&Orlin2000: Red Sea endemic.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Sudan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Keywords
habitat: shallow water
substrate: sand
References
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.154 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tellinoidea
Tellinidae *
Arcopagiinae Kuroda & Habe, 1981
Moerella Fischer, 1887
Moerella lactea (Adams, 1871)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=58182) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-28. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-17.