OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae 

Pinctada albina albina (Lamarck, 1819)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Avicula albina auct.
   Meleagrina albina Lamarck, 1819
   Meleagrina imbricata Saville - Kent, 1897
   Margaritifera carchariarum Jameson, 1901

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal [ to 4m ]
habitat: sand flats 
habitat: sea grass bed [ in eel grass ]

References

 Hynd, J.S. 1954. p.126 [ Taxonomic characters; generic names; generic subdivisions and phylogenetic relationships; KEy to Australian species (genus Pinctada); description of species; doubtful species and records ]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.10 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. p.104 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Pteriidae Gray, 1847
                    Pinctada Röding, 1798
                      Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819)
                        Pinctada albina albina (Lamarck, 1819)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=50771) created by Holly Barlow on 2001-09-10. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-20.