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Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae

Volachlamys singaporina (Sowerby, 1842)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pecten singaporinus Sowerby, 1842
   Pecten cumingii Reeve, 1853
   Pecten pica Reeve, 1853

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: subtidal
habit: byssally attached
substrate: mud
substrate: sand
substrate: under coral
substrate: under rocks

References

Dijkstra, H.H. 1990. p.8 [ as Chlamys ( Argopecten) singaporina. SIBOGA material, distribution and ecology ] Alternate taxonomic arrangement
Dijkstra, H.H. 1998. p.44, pl. 9, fig. 5 Contains synonymy
Dijkstra, H.H. & Kastoro, W.W. 1997. p.276, figs. 151-155 [ synonymy, Indonesian material, type data, distribution, description, remarks ] General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.24 General reference
Rombouts, A. 1991. p.61, pl. 22, figs 7, 7a [ as Volachlamys cumingii ] General reference
Rombouts, A. 1991. p.62, pl. 22, fig. 6 General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Volachlamys Iredale, 1939
                        Volachlamys singaporina (Sowerby, 1842)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16305) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-03-18.