OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae 

Alectryonella haliotidaea (Lamarck, 1819)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea haliotidaea Lamarck, 1819

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.272 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
substrate: boulders 
substrate: coral 
substrate: shell [ debris ]

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.44 General reference
 Morris, S. 1985. p.130-133 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Ostreoidea
                    Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Lophinae Vyalov, 1936
                        Alectryonella Sacco, 1897
                          Alectryonella haliotidaea (Lamarck, 1819)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=61385) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-02. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-15.