OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

ANSP OBIS Home | Another Search

Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus meretrix Linnaeus, 1758
   Venus lusoria Röding, 1798
   Meretrix labiosa Lamarck, 1801
   Cytherea ponderosa Schumacher, 1817
   Cytherea zonaria Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea morphina Lamacrk, 1818
   Cytherea graphica Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea catanea Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea impudica Lamarck, 1818
   Cytherea formosa Sowerby, 1851
   Meretrix fusca Deshayes, 1853

Distribution

Indo-Pacific {PB1126}

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaEast China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaMoluccas
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaGulf of Thailand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaSingapore
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and Nicobar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.300 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 20m (Japan) ]
depth: intertidal [ Japan ]
depth: sublittoral [ Japan ]
habitat: sand [ Japan ]
substrate: mud [ Japan ]

References

 Dautzenberg, P. and Fischer, H. 1905. p.216 Contains synonymy
 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.512 Checklist
 Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.281-90 [ distribution; synonymy ]  Secondary source
 Shirley, J. 1913. p.55 Distribution
 Yoosukh, W. & Matsukama, A. 2001. p.451 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Meretricinae Fischer, 1887
                      Meretrix Lamarck, 1799
                        Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=72341) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-06-23. Record last updated by Gary Rosenberg on 2004-10-29.