OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus prionifer Iredale, 1931

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus prionifer Iredale, 1931

Distribution

recorded from Sydney Harbour and the Capricorn Channel, Qeensland

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 33 m ]
depth: subtidal 
substrate: coral 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.11 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.124 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Spondylidae
                      Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
                        Spondylus prionifer Iredale, 1931

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19910) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-09.