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Species Dentalium (Dentalium) aprinum Linnaeus, 1767

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific: Madagascar to Philippines, New Caledonia and Australia.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
    • Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
    • Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

Oriental Region

  • Indonesia
  • Philippines

Palaearctic Region

  • Japan

Ecological Descriptors

Sand bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

5-123 m

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
30-Jun-2016 SCAPHOPODA 17-Jul-2015 MODIFIED Ms Anouk Mututantri
16-Sep-2013 MODIFIED