Species Spondylus sinensis Schreibers, 1793
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Spondylus sinensis Schreibers, K. 1793. Versuch einer vollstandigen Conchylienkenntniss nach Linnaeus System. Vienna pp. 151-171. [154].
Type data:
Status unknown, "China". - Spondylus princeps Schreibers, K. 1793. Versuch einer vollstandigen Conchylienkenntniss nach Linnaeus System. Vienna pp. 151-171. [p. 157] [based on Chemnitz 1784: pl. 47, figs 477-478].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Spondylus ducalis Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [194] (original reference not seen) [based on Chemnitz 1784: pl. 44, figs 476-477 (sic. should be 477-478)].
Type data:
Status unknown, East Indies; Indian Ocean (Chenu), Philippine Islands (Cuming). - Spondylus fragilis Sowerby, G.B. 2nd 1847. Descriptions of several new species of Spondylus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 86-88 [p. 426, pl. 84, fig. 57].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Spondylus squamosus Schreibers, 1793 [misidentification of authors]. —
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [pl. 92, fig. 4]
Lamprell, K. 1987 [1986]. Spondylus: Spiny Oyster Shells of the World. Bathurst : Robert Brown & Associates 84 pp. [Date published 1987: imprint date of 1986] [48, pl. 15, figs 1a-1b, 2a-b]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [120, fig. 299]
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 Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Shallow water species in areas with turbid, muddy water. Attached to rock or dead coral
General References
Lamprell, K. 2006. Spiny Oysters. A revision of the living Spondylus species of the world. Brisbane : Jean Lamprell pp. 1-119. [40, pl. 8, figs A-F]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 2001. Spondylidae (Bivalvia) from New Caledonia and adjacent waters. pp. 111-163 in Bouchet, P. & Marshall, B.A. (eds). Tropical deep-sea benthos, Volume 22. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 185: 1–406 [146]
Lamprell, K. L. & Willan, R.C. 2000. Rectification of nomenclature for three species of Spondylus Linneaus (Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Spondylidae) from the Indo-Pacific based on re-examination of type specimens. Vita Marina 47(1): 1-8 [4-5, pl. 2, figs 4-6]
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 |