OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus versicolor Schreibers, 1793

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus versicolor auct.
   Spondylus versicolor Schreibers, 1793
   Spondylus aurantius Lamarck, 1819
   Spondylus plurispinosus Reeve, 1856

Distribution

Lamprell, 1998: "Indo-Pacific, central to north Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Japan and Red Sea."

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  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: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
     Lamprell, K.L. 1998. p. 56 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
     Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.139 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
     Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.139 

Keywords

habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral       Lamprell, K.L. 1998. p. 56 

References

 Lamprell, K. 1986. p.22, pl. 4, fig. 1 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.116 General reference
 Lamprell, K.L. 1998. p.56, pl. 3, figs. 6-8 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.80 [ pl.15 as Spondylus aurantius ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.80 [ shell to 70 mm as Spondylus aurantius ]  Biology and ecology
 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.324 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Spondylidae
                      Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
                        Spondylus versicolor Schreibers, 1793

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19826) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-10-05.