OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Tapes (Tapes) araneosa (Philippi, 1847)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus araneosa Philippi, 1847

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 8-12 fathoms (approx. 14.6-22m) ]
depth: subtidal 

References

 Smith, E.A. 1884. p.97 Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Tapes Mühlfeld, 1811
                        Tapes (Tapes) Mühlfeld, 1811
                          Tapes (Tapes) araneosa (Philippi, 1847)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=72593) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-06-27. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-06-27.