OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Spondylidae 

Spondylus gravis Fulton, 1915

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spondylus exilis auct.
   Spondylus gravis Fulton, 1915
   Spondylus somalicus Parth & Philippe, 1992

Distribution

Lamprell, 1998: "Known only from Somalia and the Gulf of Aden."

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSomalia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaYemen
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSomalia
     Lamprell, K.L. 1998. p. 59 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaGulf of Aden
     Lamprell, K.L. 1998. p. 59 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf       Lamprell, K.L. 1998. p. 59 
substrate: coral       Lamprell, K.L. 1998. p. 59 

References

 Lamprell, K.L. 1998. p.58, pl. 4, figs. 2-5 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Spondylidae
                      Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
                        Spondylus gravis Fulton, 1915

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47704) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-06. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-07-23.