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Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae 

Chlamys (Chlamys) coruscans corucans (Hinds, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Chlamys schmeltzii auct.
   Pecten coruscans Hinds, 1845
   Pecten cuneolus Reeve, 1853
   Pecten schmeltzii Kobelt in Küster & Kobelt, 1888
   Pecten sulphureus Dunker in Küster & Kobelt, 1888
   Pecten kermadecensis Oliver, 1911
   cellularis Oliver, 1915

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 82 m, alive to 24 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. 1997. p.100, pl. 8, figs. 7-10 Contains synonymy
 Garrard, T.A. 1969. p.5 General reference
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.10, pl. 23, figs 7, 7a, 7b [ Description, distribution, synonymy ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Chlamys Röding, 1798
                        Chlamys (Chlamys) Röding, 1798
                          Chlamys (Chlamys) coruscans (Hinds, 1845)
                            Chlamys (Chlamys) coruscans corucans (Hinds, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=36498) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-01-24. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.