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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Gryphaeidae 

Parahyotissa (Parahyotissa) imbricata (Lamarck, 1819)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea imbricata Lamarck, 1819
   Ostrea inermis Sowerby, 1871
   Ostrea quirites Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Saddle-shaped Oyster p.275 [as Ostrea quirites]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines

Keywords

habitat: coral reef [ attached to corals or debris in shallow water ]

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.47 [ as Parahyotissa inermis (Sowerby, 1871) ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.130 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Ostreoidea
                    Gryphaeidae Vyalov, 1936
                      Parahyotissa Harry, 1985
                        Parahyotissa (Parahyotissa) Harry, 1985
                          Parahyotissa (Parahyotissa) imbricata (Lamarck, 1819)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19973) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-11.