Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae

Coralichlamys madreporarum (Sowerby, 1842)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pecten madreporarum Sowerby, 1842
   Coralichlamys madreporarum (Sowerby II, 1842)
   Coralichlamys acroporicola Iredale, 1939

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: mangrove [ embedded between branches of Acropora ]
substrate: coral [ among Acropora branches ]
References
Dijkstra, H.H. 1998. p.30 Contains synonymy
Dijkstra, H.H. & Knudsen, J. 1998. p.73, pl. 10, figs 44-45 [ synonymy, general references, type data, Red Sea material, distribution, description, remarks ] General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.20 General reference
Rombouts, A. 1991. p.23, pl. 24, fig. 10 [ synonymy, description, distribution as Chlamys madreporarum ] Alternate taxonomic arrangement
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Coralichlamys Iredale, 1939
                        Coralichlamys madreporarum (Sowerby, 1842)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16250) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-12.