OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Venerupis rugosa Sowerby, 1854

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venerupis rugosa Sowerby, 1854

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereSouth Africa (Cape marine Province)

Keywords

habitat: coral [ in crevices in coral ]
habitat: rocky crevices 

References

 Fischer-Piette, E. & Metivier, B. 1971. p.83 Secondary source
 Hedley, C. 1916. p.166 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.190 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
                        Venerupis (Unplaced)
                          Venerupis (Unplaced) rugosa Sowerby, 1854

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=60012) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-10. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-18.