Species Spondylus asiaticus Chenu, 1845

Museums

Regional Maps

• Spondylus asiaticus Chenu, J.C. 1845. Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 2. [5, pl. 24, figs 1-2].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Indian Seas.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Attached to dead coral in shallow water

 

General References

Fulton, H.C. 1915. A list of the recent species of Spondylus Linné with some notes and descriptions of six new forms. Journal de Conchyliologie 14: 331-362 [335, no. 22] (secondary source)

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.

Lamprell, K. 1987 [1986]. Spondylus: Spiny Oyster Shells of the World. Bathurst : Robert Brown & Associates 84 pp. [Date published 1987: imprint date of 1986] [16, fig. 3] (general reference)

Lamprell, K. 2006. Spiny Oysters. A revision of the living Spondylus species of the world. Brisbane : Jean Lamprell pp. 1-119. [104, pl. 40, figs A-B]

Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [114]

 

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)
26-Jun-2013		26-Jun-2013	MODIFIED
		07-Jan-2011	MODIFIED