Species Philobrya obesa (Powell, 1958)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hochstetteria obesa Powell, A.W.B. 1958. Mollusca from the Victoria-Ross quadrants of Antarctica. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 Reports B 6: 165-215 [174, pl. 1, fig. 5 & 6].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA D15391 (B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Exp), Stn 41, Off Enderby Land, 193 m, 25 Jan 1930 [65°48'S, 53°16'E].

Generic Combinations

• Philobrya obesa (Powell, 1958). —
  Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (on CD; new combination)

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

East Antarctica, off Enderby Land, 65.8°S, 53.3°E

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, subtidal.

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (on CD)

Powell, A.W.B. 1958. Mollusca from the Victoria-Ross quadrants of Antarctica. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 Reports B 6: 165-215 [174]

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