OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae 

Glorichlamys elegantissima (Deshayes, 1863)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pecten elegantissimus Deshayes, 1863
   Pecten cooperi E. A. Smith, 1903

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: in coral rubble 
substrate: sand 

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. 1998. p.20, pl. 2, figs. 5-6 Contains synonymy
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.238 [ as Chamyls (Chamyls) elegantissima ]  General reference
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.11, pl. 24, fig. 1 [ description, distribution as Chamyls (Chamyls) elegantissima ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Glorichlamys Dijkstra, 1991
                        Glorichlamys elegantissima (Deshayes, 1863)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16268) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.