OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae 

Pinctada nigra (Gould, 1850)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pinctada anomioides (non Reeve, 1857) auct.
   Avicula nigra Gould, 1850
   Margaritifera natalensis Jameson, 1901
   Pinctada perrutila Iredale, 1939

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

Keywords

habit: byssally attached [ attached by byssus to rocks or corals ]
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: rocks 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.10 General reference
 Kilburn, R. N. .  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.106 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Pteriidae Gray, 1847
                    Pinctada Röding, 1798
                      Pinctada nigra (Gould, 1850)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19693) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-10-18.