OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus linguafelis Sowerby, 1847

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus linguafelis Sowerby, 1847
   Spondylus gloriosus Dall, Bartsch and Rehder, 1938
   Spondylus kauaiensis Dall, Bartsch and Rehder, 1938
   Spondylus mimus Dall, Bartsch and Rehder, 1938

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.531, fig. 171D-F General reference
 Lamprell, K. 1986. p.20, pl. 3, fig. 2 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.80 General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.80 Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Spondylidae
                      Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
                        Spondylus linguafelis Sowerby, 1847

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47569) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-04. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-10-05.