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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae
Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Margaritifera margaritifera auct.
Mytilus margaritiferus Linnaeus, 1758
Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Margaritia sinensis Leach, 1814
Meleagrina mazatlantica Hanley, 1855
Avicula barbata Reeve, 1857
Meleagrina radiatus Saville-Kent, 1890
Meleagrina cumingii Saville-Kent, 1890
Meleagrina fucatus Saville-Kent, 1890
Meleagrina nigromarginata Saville-Kent, 1893
Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera var. typica Jameson, 1901
Pinctada galtsoffi Bartsch, 1931
Included taxa
Pinctada margaritifera dahurica Middendorff, 1850
Common Name
Black Lip Pearl Shell p.266 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
Persian Gulf and southwestern part of Indian Ocean Virabhadra Roa 1968
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 9
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.59
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.316
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: subtidal
substrate: coral Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63
substrate: rocks Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63
References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.177 Biology and ecology
Hynd, J.S. 1954. p.108 [ Taxonomic characters; generic names; generic subdivisions and phylogenetic relationships; KEy to Australian species (genus Pinctada); description of species; doubtful species and records
] General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.10 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.517 Distribution
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.102 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63 Anatomy
Virabhadra Rao, K. 1968. p.1018 Distribution
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Pterioida
Pterioidea
Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Pinctada Röding, 1798
Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19652) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-24.