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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Mollusca (phylum)  »  Bivalvia (class)  »  Veneroida (order)  »  Glossidae (family)

CAAB Code: 23 370901 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
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Meiocardia spp.  

Rank: Genus
CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc.
Family: 23 370 Glossidae (heart cockles) - show full list
Common Name: [a heart cockle]
Organism Type: a heart cockle
Synonyms: Glossus spp.
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Marine unspecified
Parent Codes: 23 370000     Glossidae
Child Codes: 23 370002     Meiocardia hawaiana
23 370003     Meiocardia moltkiana
23 370001     Meiocardia vulgaris
Taxon Notes:This genus was previously regarded as a subgenus of Glossus. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:
AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a1888fa6-af6f-4d06-b31e-5f27b6182d82
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
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Scientific Name
verified against
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Huber, M., 2010, Compendium of Bivalves. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany 901pp.
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