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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae
Pinctada chemnitzi (Philippi, 1849)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Pteria (Margaritifera) tegulata auct.
Meleagrina tegulata auct.
Avicula atlantica Lamarck, 1819
Avicula chemnitzi Philippi, 1849
Avicula tegulata Reeve, 1857
Avicula pretexta Reeve, 1857
Pinctada epitheca Iredale, 1939
Distribution
on Indian coast known to occur in Tranquebar; Madras Harbour; Tuticorin pearl beds of the Gulf of Mannar; Palk Bay; off Balassore coast Virabhadra Rao 1968
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Thailand (E)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.269
Keywords
substrate: sand
References
Hynd, J.S. 1954. p.123 [ 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
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.104 General reference
Virabhadra Rao, K. 1968. p.1023 Distribution
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Pterioida
Pterioidea
Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Pinctada Röding, 1798
Pinctada chemnitzi (Philippi, 1849)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19678) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-15.