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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae 

Crassostrea echinata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea echinata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
   Ostrea vitrefacta Sowerby, 1871
   Ostrea vitrefacta SOWERBY II, 1871 in 1865-78

Common Name

Nise-magaki B410 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B410]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.274 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 20 m ]
habit: cemented, epifaunal [ left valve ]
substrate: rocks 

References

  Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.440, no. B410 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Ostreoidea
                    Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Crassostreinae Torigoe, 1981
                        Crassostrea Sacco, 1897
                          Crassostrea echinata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=61638) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-07. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.