OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Timoclea roemeriana (Issel, 1869)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Chione römeriana auct.
   Venus roemeriana Issel, 1869
   Timoclea roemeriana (Issel, 1869)

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaEthiopia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed SeaGulf of Aqaba
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti

Keywords

habitat: in sand 
habitat: shallow water 

References

 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.192 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
                      Timoclea Brown, 1827
                        Timoclea (Unplaced)
                          Timoclea (Unplaced) roemeriana (Issel, 1869)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=59558) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-06. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-18.