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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pholadomyoida Cuspidariidae 

Cardiomya pulchella (Adams, 1871)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Neaera pulchella Adams, 1871
   Cardiomya potti Sturany, 1899

Distribution

Four 'Pola' stations, North of Jeddah, Jembo, Shem Sheikh, Mersa Dhiba

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 20-50m, specimen from Gulf of Suez ]
depth: continental slope [ 565-747m ]
substrate: mud [ ]
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.212 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Anomalodesmata
              Pholadomyoida
                Cuspidarioidea
                  Cuspidariidae Dall, 1886
                    Cardiomya A. Adams, 1864
                      Cardiomya (Unplaced)
                        Cardiomya (Unplaced) pulchella (Adams, 1871)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=58639) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-03. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-30.