Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae

Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus meretrix Linnaeus, 1758
   Venus lusoria R�ding, 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

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.