OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mytilus coralliophagus Gmelin, 1791

Common Name

Chijimi-tama-egai B137 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B137]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
     Kilburn, R. N. .  

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: coral 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Kilburn, R. N. .  General reference
 Lamy, E. 1937. p.42 General reference
 Morton, B. 1982. p.875 Biology and ecology
 Nielsen, C. 1976. p.148, fig. 4c Anatomy
 Nielsen, C. 1986. p.7, fig. 2E; B. General reference
 Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.265 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
                    Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=89544) created by juliannao on 2003-09-22. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-09-05.