OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Plicatulidae 

Plicatula (Plicatula) plicata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Plicatula ramosa auct.
   Plicatula philippinarum auct.
   Spondylus plicatus Linnaeus, 1767
   Plicatula plicata (Linnaeus, 1767)
   Plicatula ramosa Lamarck, 1819

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea Throughout Region
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHainan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaBorneo

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: coral 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.56 Contains synonymy
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.81 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Plicatuloidea
                    Plicatulidae Gray, 1854
                      Plicatula Lamarck, 1801
                        Plicatula (Plicatula) Lamarck, 1801
                          Plicatula (Plicatula) plicata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54510) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-19. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-12.