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Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae 

Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea spondyloidea Gmelin, 1791
   Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)
   Pedum pedum Röding, 1798
   Pedum pedum intensum Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Coral Boring Pearl Shell p.268 [as Pedum pedum]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  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-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
habitat: coral reef [ living in cavities of massive heads of coral Porites lutea ]
substrate: coral [ crevices in Porites ]
substrate: coral       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. 1998. p.34 Contains synonymy
 Dijkstra, H.H. & Knudsen, J. 1998. p.79, pl. 5, figs 23-24 [ synonymy, general references, type data, Red Sea material, distribution, remarks ]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.34 Contains synonymy
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. pl. 14, fig. 5 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 Anatomy
 Yonge, C.M. 1967.  Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Pedum Lamarck, 1799
                        Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16399) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-12.