OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae
Pinctada atropurpurea (Dunker, 1852)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Pteria (Margaritifera) atropurpurea auct.
Avicula (Meleagrina) atropurpurea Dunker, 1852
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Andaman Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W)
References
Virabhadra Rao, K. 1968. p.1025 [ synonomy; distribution; morphology
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Pterioida
Pterioidea
Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Pinctada Röding, 1798
Pinctada atropurpurea (Dunker, 1852)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=56343) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-12. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-12.