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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Pteriidae 

Pinctada nigra (GOULD, 1850 in 1846-50)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Avicula atropurpurea DUNKER, 1852
   Avicula flexuosa REEVE, 1857
   Avicula tristis DUNKER, 1872
   Avicula reentsii DUNKER, 1872
   Margaritifera natalensis JAMESON, 1901

Common Name

Murasaki-chogai B305 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B305]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Pteriidae Gray, 1847
                    Pinctada Röding, 1798
                      Pinctada nigra (GOULD, 1850 in 1846-50)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=95209) created by Japan Import on 2004-02-25. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.