Species Spondylus victoriae Sowerby, 1860
Victoria's Thorny Oyster
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Spondylus victoriae Sowerby, G. B. 1860. Descriptions of new shells in the collection of H. Cuming (1859). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 27: 428-429 [428, pl. 49, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1998086, Gulf of California [error!].
Paratype(s) Flinders and Claremont Islands, N.E. Australia. - Spondylus armatus Sowerby, G.B. 1847-1855. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London Vol. 1-2 pp. 1-438, 439-899. [424] [junior homonym; not Spondylus armatus Goldfuss, 1836 (fossil)].
- Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, H. 1872. Diagnosis Pupae, Novae Caledoniae incolae. Journal de Conchyliologie 20: 359-366 [360, pl. 9, fig. 1].
Type data:
Status unknown, Nichol's Bay, Australia. - Spondylus imperialis purus 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 [335].
- Spondylus wrightianus ella 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 [378, pl. 6, fig. 1].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.90377 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Capricorn Group, North West Island, Queensland, Australia [23°18‘0‘S 151°41‘60‘E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Generally attached to loose rubble or shell debris on muddy or snady substrates in strong current area with turbid water to at least 80 m
General References
Lamprell, K. 1987 [1986]. Spondylus: Spiny Oyster Shells of the World. Bathurst : Robert Brown & Associates 84 pp. [Date published 1987: imprint date of 1986] [64, pl. 24, fig. 1]
Lamprell, K. 2006. Spiny Oysters. A revision of the living Spondylus species of the world. Brisbane : Jean Lamprell pp. 1-119. [72, pl. 24, figs F-I]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [122, no. 304]
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 [152]
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [52, pl. 53E] (Victoria's Thorny Oyster)
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 |