Species Spondylus swinneni Lamprell, Stanisic & Clarkson, 2001

Museums

Regional Maps

• Spondylus swinneni Lamprell, K., Stanisic, J. & Clarkson, P. 2001. Some spondylids from the Pacific Ocean (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Spondylidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 623-628 [623, fig. 1g-k].

  Type data:

   Holotype C.303105, Philippine Islands.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Spondylus multimuricatus Reeve, 1856 [misidentification]. —
  Lamprell, K. 1987 [1986]. Spondylus: Spiny Oyster Shells of the World. Bathurst : Robert Brown & Associates 84 pp. [Date published 1987: imprint date of 1986] [32, pl. 9, fig. 2a-b]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Central Indo-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, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

Cemented to ledges, overhangs and cave walls, frequently along drop-offs with gorgonians and strong currents in 10 - 50 m

 

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.

Lamprell, K. 2006. Spiny Oysters. A revision of the living Spondylus species of the world. Brisbane : Jean Lamprell pp. 1-119. [90, pl. 33, figs A-G]

Lamprell, K., Stanisic, J. & Clarkson, P. 2001. Some spondylids from the Pacific Ocean (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Spondylidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 623-628 [623]

 

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