Species Saccostrea echinata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Ostrea echinata Quoy, J.M.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1835. Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu 954 pp., atlas, 107 pls. [455, pl. 76, figs 13, 14].
- Ostrea mytiloides Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [207, no. 21] [junior homonym; not Ostrea mytiloides Gmelin, 1791].
- Ostrea spinosa Deshayes, G.P. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertebres. Paris : J.B. Baillière Vol. 7 735 pp. [237] [refers to Quoy & Gaimard in error].
- Saxostrea gradiva 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 [400, pl. 7, figs 10b].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.90379, Great Barrier Reef, Low Islands, Queensland, Australia.
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) [23-24] (see reference for additional synonyms, misidentifications, type material and general bibliography of taxon names)
- 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. (supplement Torigoe (2004) synonymy list)
Generic Combinations
- Saccostrea echinata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835). —
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) [23] - Striostrea (Parastriostrea) mytiloides (Lamarck, 1819). —
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [136]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Attached to mangrove roots, rocks and dead coral
General References
Bussarawit, S., Gravlund, P., Glenner, H. & Rasmussen, A.R. 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of Thai oyster (Ostreidae) based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial 16S rDNA gene. Phuket Marine Biological Center, Research Bulletin 67: 1-9 (suggest taxon belong in Saccostrea)
Klinbunga, S., Khamnamtong, B., Puanglarp, N., Jarayabhand, P., Yoosukh, W. & Menasveta, P. 2005. Molecular taxonomy of cupped oysters (Crassostrea, Saccostrea, and Striostrea) in Thailand based on COI, 16S, and 18S rDNA polymorphism. Marine Biotechnology 7: 306-317 (justification for placment in Saccostrea)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [134]
Nell, J.A. 2001. The history of oyster farming in Australia. Marine Fisheries Review 63(3): 14-25
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) [23, 24, pl. 4, figs 4, 5]
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 | 24-Nov-2011 | ADDED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |