Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775)

Oliver, P. Graham, Holmes, Anna, Killeen, Ian, Light, Janice & Wood, Harriet, 2004, Annotated checklist of the marine Bivalvia of Rodrigues, Journal of Natural History 38 (23), pp. 3229-3272 : 3261-3262

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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930410001695097

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scientific name

Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775)
status

 

Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775) View in CoL

Habitat. Burrowing in coarse sand among rocks and coral debris, littoral.

Distribution. Live specimens were found at Ile aux Fous and Ile Hermitage and shells and valves can be found scattered throughout the lagoon. Locals dig

for them at Grand Var.

Range. Indo-Pacific [R/M/S].

Figured specimen. 88.6 mm, NMW.Z.1999.073.00034.

FIG. 9.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Cardiida

Family

Psammobiidae

Genus

Asaphis

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