OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Veneroida Tellinidae 

Moerella philippinarum (Hanley, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tellina philippinarum Hanley, 1844
   Moerella philippinarum (Hanley, 1844)
   Tellina opalina Sturany, 1905

Distribution

Philippines, South China Sea, Hong Kong, Hainan, Okinawa {Bernard&Cai& Morton1993}

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Taiwan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hainan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan: Ryukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto): Okinawa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.13 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan: Ryukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto): Okinawa

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.93 Secondary source
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.155 [ 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 philippinarum (Hanley, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=58672) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-03. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-11-19.