OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae 

Dendostrea turbinata (Lamarck, 1819)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ostrea turbinata Lamarck, 1819

Distribution

Indian Ocean, South China Sea, Taiwan

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 40 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.45 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Ostreina
                  Ostreoidea
                    Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Lophinae Vyalov, 1936
                        Dendostrea Swainson, 1835
                          Dendostrea turbinata (Lamarck, 1819)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=61782) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-08. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-01-08.