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Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae 

Pecten (Pecten) erythraeensis Sowerby, 1842

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pecten medius auct.
   Pecten filosus auct.
   Pecten erythraeensis Sowerby, 1842

Distribution

Dekker&Orlin2000: Red Sea endemic.

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: biogenic soft substates       Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 
substrate: coral sand 
substrate: mud bottom 
substrate: rubble 

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. & Knudsen, J. 1998. p.71, pl. 6, fig. 30 [ general references, type data, Red Sea material, distribution, remarks ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. pl. 12, fig. 7 [ as Pecten erythraeensis ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.78 Anatomy
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.54, pl. 20, fig. 3 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Pecten Müller, 1776
                        Pecten (Pecten) Müller, 1776
                          Pecten (Pecten) erythraeensis Sowerby, 1842

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45089) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-04-27. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-12.