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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Lioconcha (Lioconcha) tigrina (Lamarck, 1818)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   ?Lioconcha ornata auct.
   Cytherea tigrina Lamarck, 1818
   Lioconcha tigrina (Lamarck, 1818)
   Lioconcha (Lioconcha) tigrina (Lamarck, 1818)

Distribution

north Mozambique to Red Sea {KLamprell012}; Tropical western Indian Ocean, from northern Mozambique to the Red Sea and east to Rodrigues Island {KLamprell011}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritiusRodriguez
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSeychelles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ ]
habitat: coral sand [ loose coral sand ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand [ fine sand ]

References

 Dufo 1840. p.219 Distribution
 Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1999. p.22 [ description; ecology; distribution; type data; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1999. p.44 Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Pitariinae Stewart, 1930
                      Lioconcha Mörch, 1853
                        Lioconcha (Lioconcha) Mörch, 1853
                          Lioconcha (Lioconcha) tigrina (Lamarck, 1818)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=65753) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-03-06. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-05.