OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Pharidae 

Phaxas scalpra (Gould, 1851)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Solen scalprum Gould, 1851
   Cultellus subellipticus Dunker, 1861

Distribution

Indo-Pacific, Philippines, South China Sea

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.68 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: mud 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.103 Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Solenoidea
                  Pharidae
                    Phaxas Gray, 1852
                      Phaxas scalpra (Gould, 1851)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=63446) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-29. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-28.