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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Myoida Teredinidae 

Kuphus macrocephala (Le Guillou in Récluz, 1841)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Navicella macrocephala Le Guillou in Récluz, 1841
   Navicella sanguisuga Gassies, 1863

Distribution

Fiji, Ovalu, Tahiti, American Samoa (Haynes&Warwra1989)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)Tahiti

References

 Haynes, A. & Wawra, E. 1989. p.33 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Myoida
                Pholadoidea
                  Teredinidae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Teredininae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Kuphus Guettard, 1770
                        Kuphus macrocephala (Le Guillou in Récluz, 1841)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=75394) created by Mark Kitson on 2002-08-07. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-05-25.