OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus tenuispinosus Sowerby, 1847

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus tenuispinosus Sowerby, 1847

Distribution

Central Indo-West Pacific to northern Mozambique (Lamprell & Kilburn, 19

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia

Keywords

substrate: coral 

References

 Lamprell, K. 1986. p.34, pl. 10, fig. 3 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Kilburn, R.N. 1995. p.88, fig. 2C-D General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47594) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-08.