OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae 

Pinctada martensi (Dunker, 1872)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Avicula (Meleagrina) martensi Dunker, 1872

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: intertidal [ ]
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral [ attached to corals ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 
substrate: shell 

References

 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.56 Secondary source
 Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.269 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Pteriidae Gray, 1847
                    Pinctada Röding, 1798
                      Pinctada martensi (Dunker, 1872)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=56456) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-13. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-09-22.