OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae
Vasticardium orbita mendanaense (Sowerby, 1897)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Cardium mendanaense Sowerby, 1897
Distribution
endemic to Marquesas
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Marquesas (Iles Marquises)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
Keywords
depth: subtidal [ to 15 m
]
habitat: coral sand
References
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.182 [ description; distribution; ecology
] General reference
Vidal, J. 1997. p.19 [ synonymy, description, subspecies, illustration
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Cardioidea
Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
Trachycardiinae Steward, 1930
Vasticardium Iredale, 1927
Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & Sowerby, 1833)
Vasticardium orbita mendanaense (Sowerby, 1897)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=62918) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-01-23. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-02-04.