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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Circenita callipyga (Born, 1778)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Meretrix pulchra auct.
   Circe semiarata auct.
   Cytherea pulchra auct.
   Cytherea (Lioconcha) deshayesiana auct.
   Cytherea (Lioconcha) lentiginosa auct.
   Cytherea arabica auct.
   Gafrarium callipygum auct.
   Lioconcha adenensis auct.
   Circenita callipyga (Born, 1778)
   Venus callipyga Born, 1778
   Venus bicolorata Chemnitz, 1795
   Venus arabica Chemnitz, 1795
   Venus lentiginosa Chemnitz, 1795
   Circe crochrodii Gray, 1838
   Circe litturata Gray, 1838
   Cytherea pfeifferi Philippi, 1847
   Cytherea adenensis Philippi, 1848
   Cytherea splendens Sowerby, 1851
   Cytherea subelliptica Sowerby, 1851
   Cytherea elliptica Sowerby, 1853
   Circe pulchra Deshayes, 1854
   Cytherea (Circe) paralytica Römer, 1860
   Cytherea (Lioconcha) doritis Römer, 1860
   Circe abbreviata Reeve, 1863
   Circe fumata Reeve, 1863
   Tapes amphidesmoides Reeve, 1864
   Lioconcha funiculata Römer, 1864
   Lioconcha limenia Römer, 1864

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Tanzania: Pwani Province: Zanzibar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba

Keywords

habitat: in sand 
habitat: shallow water 

References

 Fischer-Piette, E. 1973. p.275 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. 1975. p.35 Contains synonymy
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.183 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Circinae Dall, 1913
                      Circenita Jousseaume, 1888
                        Circenita callipyga (Born, 1778)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=58992) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-04. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-18.