Species Spondylus spectrum Reeve, 1856
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Spondylus spectrum 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. 14, fig. 49].
Type data:
Status unknown, Philippines. - Spondylus nicobaricus 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. 14, fig. 50] [junior homonym; not Spondylus nicobaricus Sowerby, 1847].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Attached to dead coral and silty rocks in areas with strong current to 20 m
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 [35, no. 23]
Lamprell, K. 1987 [1986]. Spondylus: Spiny Oyster Shells of the World. Bathurst : Robert Brown & Associates 84 pp. [Date published 1987: imprint date of 1986] [26, pl. 6, fig. 2]
Lamprell, K. 2006. Spiny Oysters. A revision of the living Spondylus species of the world. Brisbane : Jean Lamprell pp. 1-119. [44, pl. 10, figs G-K]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [118, no. 289]
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 |