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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 RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Marquesas (Iles Marquises)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (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.