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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) mucronata (Philippi, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Unknown mucronata Philippi, 1846

Common Name

Pointed Date Mussel p.34, pl.35B      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaSulawesi (Celebes)
     Kleemann, K. & Hoeksema, B.W. 2002. p.19 

Keywords

depth: subtidal 
habit: boring, infaunal 
substrate: coral 

References

 Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.266 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Lithophaga Röding, 1798
                    Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) Carpenter, 1857
                      Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) mucronata (Philippi, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=89553) created by juliannao on 2003-09-22. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.