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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae 

Striostrea (Parastriostrea) mytiloides (Lamarck, 1819)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea mytiloides Lamarck, 1819
   Ostrea spathulata Lamarck, 1819
   Ostrea spinosa Deshayes, 1836
   Ostrea gradiva Iredale, 1939

Common Name

black-edge oyster p.152 [as Crassostrea echinata]      Thomson, J.M. 1954.  
black-bordered oyster p.152 [as Crassostrea echinata]      Thomson, J.M. 1954.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  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: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hainan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea

Keywords

habitat: coral reef [ attached to mangrove roots or dead corals {LAMPRELL1998A} ]
habitat: mangrove [ ]

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.46 [ as Striostrea parasitica ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.134 [ as Striostrea mytiloides ]  General reference
 Thomson, J.M. 1954. p.152-154; pl. 5, fig. 4; pl. 6, figs. 1-4  Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Ostreoidea
                    Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Crassostreinae Torigoe, 1981
                        Striostrea Vyalov, 1936
                          Striostrea (Parastriostrea) Harry, 1985
                            Striostrea (Parastriostrea) mytiloides (Lamarck, 1819)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=19999) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-29.