OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae
Pteria macroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Avicula macroptera Lamarck, 1819
Pteria macroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
Common Name
Black Banded Winged Pearl Shell p.260, pl.31, f.7 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea: Saudi Arabia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 9
References
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.62 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Pterioida
Pterioidea
Pteriidae Gray, 1847
Pteria Scopoli, 1777
Pteria macroptera (Lamarck, 1819)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=59853) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-12-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-21.