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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 Röding, 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.