OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus variegatus Schreibers, 1793

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus variegatus Schreibers, 1793
   Spondylus mus Reeve, 1856

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.137 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
     Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.137 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
     Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.137 

Keywords

substrate: coral 
substrate: shell 

References

 Lamprell, K. 1986. p.40, pl. 12, figs. 1-2 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. p.137 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Spondylidae
                      Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
                        Spondylus variegatus Schreibers, 1793

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47606) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-04. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-10-05.