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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Marcia (Marcia) opima (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tapes ceylonensis auct.
   Catelysia opima auct.
   Eumarcia opima auct.
   Venus triradiata Chemnitz, 1782
   Venus opima Gmelin, 1791
   Marcia opima (Gmelin, 1791)

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSomalia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanThailand (W)Phuket
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaJava Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaSumatra (N, NE, E)
  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)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.65 

Keywords

habitat: mangrove [ seaward of mangrove forests (Phuket) ]
habitat: mud flats [ Phuket ]

References

 Fischer-Piette, E. 1973. p.297 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Metivier, B. 1971. p.53 Secondary source
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.191 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.12,13 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Marcia H. & A. Adams, 1857
                        Marcia (Marcia) H. & A. Adams, 1857
                          Marcia (Marcia) opima (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=59526) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-06. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-29.