OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae
Pteria tortirostris (Dunker, 1848)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Avicula marmorata auct.
Pteria chinensis (non Leach, 1814) of Tomlin 1931a: 446. auct.
Avicula tortirostris Dunker, 1848
Pteria tortirostris (Dunker, 1848)
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Gulf of Aden
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
Kilburn, R. N. .
References
Dunker, W. 1872. p.37, pl. 11, fig. 6 (holotype) General reference
Kilburn, R. N. . General reference
Kilburn, R. N. 1975. p.611, fig. 20 General reference
Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. 1982. p.161, pl. 37, fig. 1, textfig. 120 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.62 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.62 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.62 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.62 Anatomy
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 1998. p. 204, fig. 831 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Pterioida
Pterioidea
Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Pteria Scopoli, 1777
Pteria tortirostris (Dunker, 1848)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53852) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-15. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-10-10.