Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae

Crassostrea belcheri (Sowerby, 1871)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea cornucopiae Lamarck, 1819
   Ostrea belcheri Sowerby, 1871
   Unknown Ostrea madrasensis Preston, 1916

Common Name

Belcher's oyster or hoi takrom kram khao, hoi nangrom, hoy yai (Th.) p.103 Nateewathana, A. 1995.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ to 5m ]
substrate: rocks

References

Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.46 General reference
Nateewathana, A. 1995. p.103 Secondary source
Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.68, pl. 11, fig. 1 [ as Ostrea madrasensis ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Ostreoidea
                    Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Crassostreinae Torigoe, 1981
                        Crassostrea Sacco, 1897
                          Crassostrea belcheri (Sowerby, 1871)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=61276) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-01. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-27.