OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Gafrarium jucundum (Smith, 1885)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Circe jucunda Smith, 1885

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 28-40 fathoms (approx. 51.2-73.2m) ]
habitat: coral reef [ Hawaii ]
substrate: mud [ green mud (Australia) ]

References

 Harte, M. 1986. p.2 Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Circinae Dall, 1913
                      Gafrarium Röding, 1798
                        Gafrarium jucundum (Smith, 1885)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=72230) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-06-18. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-06-18.