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Species Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758)


Compiler and date details

December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

 

Generic Combinations

  • Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Andaman and Nicobar, East China Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Thailand, Hong Kong, East India, Indonesia, Japan, Moluccas, Philippines, Singapore, South China; Indo-Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, mud-silt, sand, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

To 20m (Japan).

 

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)
22-Aug-2023 BIVALVIA 22-Aug-2023 MOVED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
22-Aug-2023 BIVALVIA 22-Aug-2023 MOVED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
11-Aug-2014 11-Aug-2014 MOVED
11-Aug-2014 VENEROIDEA 12-Nov-2013 MODIFIED Mr Des Beechey (AM)
14-Feb-2012 MODIFIED