OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae
Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Pinctada vulgaris auct.
Pteria (Pinctada) crocata auct.
Pteria (Pinctada) cetra auct.
Avicula vulgaris auct.
Meleagrina flabellum auct.
Meleagrina aerata auct.
Avicula (Meleagrina) fucata auct.
Meleagrina albina auct.
Margaritifera muricata auct.
Avicula occa auct.
Margarita radiata Leach, 1814
Avicula nebulosa Conrad, 1837
Avicula pallida Conrad, 1837
Avicula (Meleagrina) lichtensteini Dunker, 1852
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
Keywords
habit: byssally attached [ byssally attached among stones and rocks (Red Sea)
]
habitat: shallow water
substrate: rocks [ juveniles frequent on rocks in tidal pools
] Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.64
References
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.518 [ Distribution; biology and ecology
] General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.63 Anatomy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Pterioida
Pterioidea
Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Pinctada Röding, 1798
Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53882) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-15. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-11-25.