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 RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed SeaSaudi Arabia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed 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.