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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae 

Fragum mundum (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cardium mundum Reeve, 1845
   Cardium arcuatulum Pilsbry, 1921
   Fragum thurstoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938

Common Name

The Neat cockle pl.22      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarshall Islands

Keywords

habit: nestling 
habitat: coral reef [ shoreward on fringing reefs ]
habitat: tide pools 
substrate: algal turf 
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.555 General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1876. p.561 Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Fraginae Stewart, 1930
                      Fragum R�ding, 1798
                        Fragum mundum (Reeve, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=63455) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-01-29. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-30.