Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae

Spondylus anacanthus Mawe, 1823

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus anacanthus Mawe, 1823
   Spondylus obliquus Chenu, 1845
   Spondylus sanguineus Dunker, 1852
   Spondylus pacificus Reeve, 1856
   Spondylus flabellum Reeve, 1856
   Spondylus pacificus Spondylus pacificus fortior Iredale, 1939

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ from 30 m ]
depth: continental slope [ to 250 m ]
habitat: coral reef
substrate: coral [ attached ]
substrate: rocks
substrate: sand [ ]

References

Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.53 Secondary source
Lamprell, K. 1986. p.36, pl. 11, fig. 3 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.126 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.129 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1995. p.91, fig. 3D-E [ as Spondylus flabellum Reeve, 1856 ] Contains synonymy
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Spondylidae
                      Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
                        Spondylus anacanthus Mawe, 1823
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19926) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-10-05.