OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Galeommatidae 

Scintilla philippinensis Deshayes, 1856

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Scintilla philippinensis Deshayes, 1856

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.60 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1874. pl. 1, figs 5a, b [dorsal and lateral aspect]  Illustration

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Galeommatoidea
                  Galeommatidae Gray, 1840
                    Scintilla Deshayes, 1856
                      Scintilla philippinensis Deshayes, 1856

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=68253) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-04-08. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-19.