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

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae

Pteria lata (Gray, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Avicula lata Gray, 1845
   Avicula serrulata Dunker, 1849
   Avicula reticulata Reeve, 1857
   Avicula heteroptera Reeve, 1857
   Avicula rufa Dunker, 1872
   Austropteria saltata Iredale, 1931

Common Name

Red-winged Pearl Shell p.163, pl. 481      Coleman, N. 1981.
Broad Winged Pearl Shell p.260, pl.31, f.1      Allan, J. 1950.
Red Wing Oyster p.42, pl.43B      Wilson, B 2002.

Distribution

Keywords

habit: byssally attached [ attached by byssus to sea whips or weed on rocks ]
habitat: coral reef [ ]
substrate: coral [ ]
substrate: rocks [ ]

References

Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.10 [ as A. saltata ] General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.96 General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Pteriidae Gray, 1847
                    Pteria Scopoli, 1777
                      Pteria lata (Gray, 1845)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19581) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.