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 M�hlfeld, 1811
                        Tapes (Tapes) M�hlfeld, 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.