OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus cuneus Reeve, 1856

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus cuneus Reeve, 1856
   Spondylus reevei Fulton, 1915

Distribution

Central Indo-Pacific to northern Zululand

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific

Keywords

habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.120, no. 294 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1995. p.88-89, fig. 2E-F General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19864) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-09.