Gafrarium pectinatum, the Glossary
Gafrarium pectinatum, also known as Gafrarium tumidum, is a species of the genus Gafrarium in the family of Veneridae, order Veneroida in the bivalve class.[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: Andaman Sea, Carl Linnaeus, Chagos Archipelago, Daya Bay, Geography of Taiwan, Gulf of Thailand, Hainan, Indian Ocean, Japan, Journal of Molluscan Studies, Malaysia, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Seychelles, Singapore, South China Sea, Suez Canal, Taiwan Strait, Thailand, Venerida, Veneridae, World Register of Marine Species.
- Bivalves described in 1758
- Bivalves of Asia
- Edible molluscs
Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea (historically also known as the Burma Sea) is a marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean bounded by the coastlines of Myanmar and Thailand along the Gulf of Martaban and the west side of the Malay Peninsula, and separated from the Bay of Bengal to its west by the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands.
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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
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Chagos Archipelago
The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives archipelago.
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Daya Bay
Daya Bay, formerly known as Bias Bay, is a bay of the South China Sea on the south coast of Guangdong Province in China.
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Geography of Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country in East Asia.
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Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula.
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Hainan
Hainan is an island province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approx.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
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Journal of Molluscan Studies
The Journal of Molluscan Studies is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
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Red Sea
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.
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Seychelles
Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean.
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Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
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South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Suez Canal
The Suez Canal (قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).
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Taiwan Strait
The Taiwan Strait is a -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. The Taiwan Strait is itself a subject of an international dispute over its political status.
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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
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Venerida
Venerida (formerly Veneroida) is an order of mostly saltwater but also some freshwater bivalve molluscs.
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Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.
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World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
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See also
Bivalves described in 1758
- Acanthocardia aculeata
- Acanthocardia echinata
- Acanthocardia tuberculata
- Acrosterigma magnum
- Americardia media
- Amusium pleuronectes
- Anomia ephippium
- Arca noae
- Asaphis deflorata
- Barbatia barbata
- Barnea candida
- Blue mussel
- Bosemprella incarnata
- Brachidontes exustus
- Chama gryphoides
- Chama lazarus
- Codakia orbicularis
- Codakia punctata
- Dog cockle
- Dosinia lupinus
- Euvola ziczac
- Fragum fragum
- Gafrarium pectinatum
- Giant clam
- Gloripallium pallium
- Glycymeris decussata
- Glycymeris nummaria
- Glycymeris undata
- Kuphus polythalamius
- Laevicardium laevigatum
- Lima lima
- Lioconcha castrensis
- Mimachlamys varia
- Modiolus barbatus
- Modiolus modiolus
- Pholas dactylus
- Pinctada margaritifera
- Pod razor
- Spisula solida
- Spondylus regius
- Trachycardium isocardia
Bivalves of Asia
- Amusium pleuronectes
- Cerastoderma glaucum
- Cyclina sinensis
- Dosinia lupinus
- Dreissena caspia
- Enigmonia
- Flexopecten glaber
- Freshwater pearl mussel
- Gafrarium pectinatum
- Gould's razor shell
- Indosphenia kayalum
- Kumamoto oyster
- Lyonsia taiwanica
- Megalodon (bivalve)
- Meretrix lusoria
- Meretrix taiwanica
- Mytilaster lineatus
- Mytilus trossulus
- Novaculina chinensis
- Novaculina myanmarensis
- Pacific oyster
- Periglypta
- Perna viridis
- Pisidium dilatatum
- Tikod amo
- Unio crassus
Edible molluscs
- Acanthopleura granulata
- Amusium pleuronectes
- Ark clam
- Atlantic surf clam
- Atrina pectinata
- Barbatia obliquata
- Bigfin reef squid
- Brotia episcopalis
- Cellana sandwicensis
- Ceraesignum maximum
- Chiton magnificus
- Common cuttlefish
- Cornu mazzullii
- Dog cockle
- Enoplochiton echinatus
- Gafrarium pectinatum
- Gumboot chiton
- Helix pomatia
- Katharina tunicata
- List of edible molluscs
- Melo melo
- Neverita didyma
- Peconic Bay scallops
- Pod razor
- Semisulcospira libertina
- Teredo navalis
- Windowpane oyster