OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae
Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Lopha folium auct.
Ostrea folium Linnaeus, 1758
Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name
Frons Oyster p.46, pl.47E Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea: Saudi Arabia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 10
References
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.90 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.90 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.90 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.90 Anatomy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Ostreoida
Ostreina
Ostreoidea
Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
Lophinae Vyalov, 1936
Dendostrea Swainson, 1835
Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54605) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-22. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.