OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Semelidae 

Theora (Theora) iridescens (Hinds, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Neaera iridescens Hinds, 1843

Distribution

Philippines, South China Sea, Taiwan to Honshu, Japan

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 50 m ]
depth: subtidal [ from 10 m ]
substrate: mud 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.96 Secondary source
 Smith, E. A. 1885. p.89, pl. 5, figs. 6-6b General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870*
                    Theora H. & A. Adams, 1866
                      Theora (Theora) H. & A. Adams, 1866
                        Theora (Theora) iridescens (Hinds, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=63315) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-28. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-28.