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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Timoclea arakana (Nevill, 1871)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus layardi Reeves, 1863
   Cryptogramma arakana Nevill, 1871
   Chione mekranica Melvill & Standen, 1907
   Timoclea macfadyeni Dance & Eames, 1966
   Timoclea farsiana Biggs, 1973

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)Tamil Nadu
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanMalaysia (W)Pinang
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaSingapore
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.66 

Keywords

habitat: in sand 
habitat: muddy sand [ offshore ]

References

 Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. 1977. p.64 Secondary source
 Melvill, J.C. & Sykes, E.R. 1898. p.48 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1995. p.1995 [ distribution; description; ecology; synonymy ]  General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.121 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
                      Timoclea Brown, 1827
                        Timoclea (Unplaced)
                          Timoclea (Unplaced) arakana (Nevill, 1871)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=65136) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-02-26. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-27.