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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Tivela ponderosa (Philippi, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cytherea (Tivela) damaoides auct.
   Meretrix lusoria auct.
   Trigona damaoides auct.
   Cytherea ponderosa Philippi, 1844
   Tivela ponderosa (Philippi, 1844)
   Grateloupia stefaninii Nardini, 1933

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Arabian Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Somalia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Tanzania: Pwani Province: Zanzibar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.15 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ intertidal and offshore (Arabian Sea) ]
habitat: sand [ clean sand (Arabian Sea) ]

References

 Dance, S.P. (ed) 1995. p.268 [ distribution; description; ecology ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.184 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1891. p.423 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Meretricinae Fischer, 1887
                      Tivela Link, 1807
                        Tivela ponderosa (Philippi, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=59249) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-05. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-18.