OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus nicobaricus gracilis Chenu, 1845

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus nicobaricus gracilis Chenu, 1845

Distribution

Central Queensland coastal areas and the South Pacific (Lamprell, 1987)

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific

Keywords

substrate: coral [ attached to live corals (Lamprell, 1998) ]

References

 Lamprell, K. 1987. p.28, fig. 3A-B General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.120, no. 293 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Spondylidae
                      Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
                        Spondylus nicobaricus Schreibers, 1793
                          Spondylus nicobaricus gracilis Chenu, 1845

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19862) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-09.