Species Saccostrea scyphophilla (Peron & Lesueur, 1807)
Biting Oyster, Coral Rock Oyster
Compiler and date details
May 2017 - Burghardt, I.
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Ostrea scyphophilla Peron & Lesueur, 1807.
- Ostrea mordax Gould, A.A. 1850. Shells collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 343-348 [346].
- Saxostrea amasa Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [154, pl. 7, figs 1, 2].
- Saccostrea amasa Iredale, 1939.
- Saccostrea mordax Gould, 1850.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Torigoe, K. 2004. Oysters in the world. Part 2. Systematic description of the Recent oysters. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 3(3): 1-63, pls I-XIII, index (1-9) [25-26] (additional synonyms, combinations and misidentifications)
- Lam, K. & Morton, B. 2006. Morphological and mitochondrial-DAN analysis of the Indo-West Pacific rock oysters (Ostreidae: Saccostrea species). Journal of Molluscan Studies 72: 235-245
Generic Combinations
- Crassostrea amasa (Iredale, 1939). —
Thomson, J.M. 1954. The genera of oysters and the Australian species. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5(1): 132-168 [154] - Saccostrea mordax (Gould, 1850). —
Torigoe, K. 1981. Oysters in Japan. Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University 29(2): 291-419 [328]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Attached to hard substrates
General References
Huber, M. 2010. Saccostrea scyphophilla. In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506735 (Accessed on 2017-05-24)
Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (see CD for earlier name for S. mordax; Ostrea mordax is considered to be a synonym of Ostrea scyphophilla Peron & Lesueur 1807)
Lam, K. & Morton, B. 2006. Morphological and mitochondrial-DAN analysis of the Indo-West Pacific rock oysters (Ostreidae: Saccostrea species). Journal of Molluscan Studies 72: 235-245 (indicate Australian distribution)
Lam, K. & Morton, B. 2009. Oysters (Bivalvia: Ostraeidae and Gryphaeidae) recorded from Malaysia and Singapore. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57(2): 481-494
Thomson, J.M. 1954. The genera of oysters and the Australian species. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5(1): 132-168 [154, pl. 7, figs 1, 2] (as Crassostrea amasa; p. 157, pl. 8, fig. 3 as Crassostrea tuberculata)
Torigoe, K. 1981. Oysters in Japan. Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University 29(2): 291-419 [328-329] (Japanese focussed bibliography and synonymy)
Torigoe, K. 2004. Oysters in the world. Part 2. Systematic description of the Recent oysters. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 3(3): 1-63, pls I-XIII, index (1-9) [25-26, pl. V, figs 4a-d]
Common Name References
Thomson, J.M. 1954. The genera of oysters and the Australian species. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5(1): 132-168 [154] (Coral Rock Oyster)
Torigoe, K. 2004. Oysters in the world. Part 2. Systematic description of the Recent oysters. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 3(3): 1-63, pls I-XIII, index (1-9) [25] (Biting Oyster)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| OSTREOIDEA | 03-Feb-2011 | ADDED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |