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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Cyclosunetta menstrualis (Menke, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cuneus menstrualis auct.
   Cytherea menstrualis Menke, 1843
   Cytherea excavata Hanley, 1843
   Meroe magnifica Reeve, 1864

Common Name

Wasure-gai B1251 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B1251]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaEast China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSea of Japan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaYellow Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificNorthern HemisphereSouth Korea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 50m ]
depth: subtidal 
habitat: sand 
substrate: mud 

References

  Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.511 Checklist
 Fischer-Piette, E. & Fischer, P.H. 1939. p.207 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Sunettinae Stolickza, 1870
                      Cyclosunetta Fischer-Piette, 1939
                        Cyclosunetta menstrualis (Menke, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=66017) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-03-11. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.