Spondylus hystrix
Roeding
1798 (Thorny Oyster)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinoida |
| Family: | Spondylidae |
Description
Size: Length 47.51 mm; height 61.85 mm; thickness 33.96 mm
Size: Length 47.51 mm; height 61.85 mm; thickness 33.96 mm
Synonym (s)
• Spondylus hystrix Roeding 1798
• Spondylus hystrix Prashad 1932
• Spondylus hystrix Subrahamanyam et. al. 1949
• Spondylus hystrix Roeding 1798
• Spondylus hystrix Prashad 1932
• Spondylus hystrix Subrahamanyam et. al. 1949
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Orissa, Ganjam Coast INDIA (Record: 1991)
• Maharashtra, Mumbai INDIA (Record: 1991)
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andamans INDIA (Record: 1991)
• Orissa, Ganjam Coast INDIA (Record: 1991)
• Maharashtra, Mumbai INDIA (Record: 1991)
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andamans INDIA (Record: 1991)
Literature Source(s)
- Tikadar, BK; Daniel, A and Subbarao, NV (1986) Sea shore animals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Director, ZSI, Kolkatta 188 Available at - ZSI, Pune
- Subba Rao, NV and Dey, A (2000) Catalogue of marine molluscs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Occasional paper no 187 Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI 1-323 Available at - NCL, Pune
- Hosseinzadeh, H; Daghoghi, B and Rameshi, H (2001) Atlas of the Persian Gulf molluscs Oman sea fisheries research center, Oman 208 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Rao, NVS; Rao, KVS and Maitra, S (1991) Marine molluscs State fauna series 1: Fauna of Orissa Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta Part 3 1-175 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
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