OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Semelidae 

Leptomyaria etesiaca (Hedley, 1909)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tellina etesiaca Hedley, 1909
   Leptomyaria etesiaca (Hedley, 1909)

Distribution

Queensland and the Red Sea, probably widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific

Keywords

depth: subtidal [at around 20 metres]
habitat: coral reef [reef lagoons]
substrate: sand [ muddy sand without seagrass ]

References

 Oliver, P.G. & Zuschin, M. 2000. p.2729, figs. 6a-d Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870*
                    Leptomyaria Habe, 1960
                      Leptomyaria etesiaca (Hedley, 1909)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=64581) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-02-19. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-06.