OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Pitar (Pitarina) hebraeus (Lamarck, 1818)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Circe (Lioconcha) hebraea auct.
   Caryatis varians auct.
   Cytherea hebraea Lamarck, 1818
   Pitar hebraea (Lamarck, 1818)
   Pitar hebraeus (Lamarck, 1818)
   Pitar (Pitarina) hebraeus (Lamarck, 1818)

Distribution

according to {AMS} Smith 1885 misidentified Australian shell Cytherea sophiae Angas, 1877 for Cytherea hebraea Lamarck, 1818

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambiqueMaputoInhaca, Ilha da
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed SeaSudan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)Phuket
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed SeaSaudi Arabia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
     Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1999. p. 31 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 65 m; 20-30m (Phuket) ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
eCode: sand bottom [ dredged (Phuket) ]
habitat: shell [ Phuket ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.79 Secondary source
 Fischer-Piette, E. 1968. p.788 [ does not place in any subgenus ]  Distribution
 Fischer-Piette, E. 1976. p.243 Distribution
 Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1999. p.31 [ distribution; synonymy; type data; ecology ]  Secondary source
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.184 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks; does not place in any subgenus ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1995. p.270 [ does not place in any subgenus ]  General reference
 Smith, E. A. 1885. p.138-9 Secondary source
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.12,13 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Pitariinae Stewart, 1930
                      Pitar Römer, 1857
                        Pitar (Pitarina) Jukes-Browne, 1913
                          Pitar (Pitarina) hebraeus (Lamarck, 1818)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=59255) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-05. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-18.