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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 Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Somalia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Java Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Sumatra (N, NE, E)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (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.