OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus ocellatus Reeve, 1856

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus ocellatus Reeve, 1856

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
     Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.142 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf       Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.142 
depth: intertidal       Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.142 
depth: shallow subtidal       Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.142 
depth: subtidal       Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.142 
substrate: coral       Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.142 
substrate: rocks       Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.142 

References

 Lamprell, K. 1987. p.28, fig. 2 [ as Spondylus nicobaricus form ocellatus ]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.120, species and fig. no. 292 [
]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.142, figs 9 C-D [
'recognition of S. ocellatus as a valid species rather than a form of S. nicobaricus ' ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Spondylidae
                      Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
                        Spondylus ocellatus Reeve, 1856

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19860) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2003-12-03.