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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae
Lopha cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Ostrea cristagalli auct.
Mytilus cristagalli Linnaeus, 1758
Lopha cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name
True Coxcomb Oyster p.275, pl.30, f.19 Allan, J. 1950.
Cock's Comb Oyster p.46, pl.47D Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
Red Sea to Mariannas, Carolines, Marshalls and Samoa (Paulay, 1996)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands) Introduced
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Mariana Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Samoan Islands
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.61
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ to 30 m
]
depth: shallow subtidal [ from 5 m
]
depth: subtidal
habit: byssally attached [ attachment area large {LAMPRELL1998A}
]
habitat: coral reef
habitat: mangrove
habitat: rock reef
substrate: coral Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.90
substrate: rocks Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.90
References
Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.439, no. B400 General reference
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.181-182 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.130, no. 325 General reference
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.130
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.90 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.90 Biology and ecology
Paulay, G. 1996. p.24-25 General reference
Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.68-69, pl. 11, figs. 2a-b General reference
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.316 Distribution
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreoida
Ostreina
Ostreoidea
Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
Lophinae Vyalov, 1936
Lopha Röding, 1798
Lopha cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20847) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.