Species Spondylus anacanthus Mawe, 1823

Museums

Regional Maps

• Spondylus anacanthus Mawe, J. 1823. The Linnean System of Chonchology, describing the orders, genera and species of shells, arranged into divisions and families. London : Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme & Brown 207 pp. [47, pl. 11, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Neotype MNHN, Not stated or unknown.
• Spondylus obliquus Chenu, J.C. 1845. Illustrations Conchyliologiques. Paris : Fortum & Masson Vol. 2. [7, pl. 24, fig. 5] (original reference not seen).

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHN.
• Spondylus nudus Sowerby, G.B. 1847-1855. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London Vol. 1-2 pp. 1-438, 439-899. [430, sp. 32, pl. 88, figs 39-40] [Chemnitz ms].
• Spondylus sanguineus Dunker, G. 1852. Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum. Malakozoologische Blätter 9(4): 49-62 [55] (original reference not seen).

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMA Moll. 2.52.001, locality unknown.
• Spondylus pacificus Reeve, L.A. 1856. Monograph of the genus Spondylus. pls 1-18 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 9. [pl. 1, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 1996037/1, Lord Hood Island, Pacific Ocean.
• Spondylus flabellum Reeve, L.A. 1856. Monograph of the genus Spondylus. pls 1-18 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 9. [pl. 6, sp. 21].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 199603761, locality unknown.
• Spondylus pacificus fortior 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 [377].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) AM C.90376 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Low Islands, Queensland, Australia [16°22‘58.8‘S 145°34‘1.2‘E].

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-West Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

Extra Ecological Information

To around 20 m, less frequent in deeper water

 

General References

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.

 

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
		14-Jan-2011	MODIFIED