OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

ANSP OBIS Home | Another Search

Bivalvia Veneroida Donacidae 

Donax (Latona) veneriformis Lamarck, 1818

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Donax trifasciatus auct.
   Donax veneriformis Lamarck, 1818

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed SeaYemen
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden

Keywords

habitat: sand [ clean sand ]

References

 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.160 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Donacidae Fleming, 1828*
                    Donax Linnaeus, 1758
                      Donax (Latona) Schumacher, 1817
                        Donax (Latona) veneriformis Lamarck, 1818

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=58236) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-28. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-02-19.