OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Veneroida Semelidae
Abra (Abra) aegyptiaca Oliver & Zuschin, 2000
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Abra aegyptiaca Oliver & Zuschin, 2000
Distribution
Dekker&Orlin2000: Red Sea endemic.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Keywords
depth: subtidal [below 20 metres]
feeding mode: deposit feeding
habitat: sea grass bed
substrate: muddy sand [with sea grass]
References
Oliver, P.G. & Zuschin, M. 2000. p.29-30 Distribution
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tellinoidea
Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870*
Abra Lamarck, 1818
Abra (Abra) Lamarck, 1818
Abra (Abra) aegyptiaca Oliver & Zuschin, 2000
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=64450) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-02-14. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-30.