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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae 

Pustulostrea tuberculata (Lamarck, 1819)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea tuberculata Lamarck, 1819
   Ostrea rufa Lamarck, 1819
   Ostrea australis Lamarck, 1819

Common Name

north-west rock oyster p.157      Thomson, J.M. 1954.  

Distribution

central Western Australia to northern Queensland {LAMPRELL1998A}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
substrate: coral [ attached under coral slabs in shallow water {LAMPRELL1998A} ]

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1950. p.333 [ as Saxostrea australis ]  General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.85-86 [ as Crassostrea australis ]  General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.134 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.134 
 Thomson, J.M. 1954. p.157-158, pl. 8, fig. 3 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Ostreoidea
                    Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Ostreinae Rafineque, 1815
                        Pustulostrea Harry, 1985
                          Pustulostrea tuberculata (Lamarck, 1819)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20049) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-06.