OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae 

Pteria brunnea (Pease, 1863)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Avicula brunnea Pease, 1863
   Pteria laciniata Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ associated with black coral Anthipathes grandis, which occurs at depths of more than 30m ]
substrate: coral [ oyster is found at the base of the coral ]

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.518 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Pteriidae Gray, 1847
                    Pteria Scopoli, 1777
                      Pteria brunnea (Pease, 1863)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=55868) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-06. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-12-12.