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Spondylus regius Linnaeus, 1758
207858 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207858)
accepted
Species
Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1847 · unaccepted
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Distribution: Philippines and Japan
Distribution Distribution: Philippines and Japan [details]
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1847) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1847). Descriptions of several new species of <i>Spondylus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15(175): 86-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862870
page(s): 86 [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1987). Spiny oysters of the world - Spondylus. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Lamprell, K. L.; Dekker, H. (2001). Rectification of nomenclature and notes on species of <i>Spondylus</i> Linnaeus (Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Spondylidae) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47 (4): 131-137.
page(s): 133, pl. 2 figs 1-4, textfig. 1 (lectotype S. regius designated). [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1847) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1847). Descriptions of several new species of <i>Spondylus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15(175): 86-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862870
page(s): 86 [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1987). Spiny oysters of the world - Spondylus. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Lamprell, K. L.; Dekker, H. (2001). Rectification of nomenclature and notes on species of <i>Spondylus</i> Linnaeus (Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Spondylidae) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47 (4): 131-137.
page(s): 133, pl. 2 figs 1-4, textfig. 1 (lectotype S. regius designated). [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Distribution: Philippines and Japan [details]
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To Conchology (Spondylus regius YELLOW)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius YOUNG)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius)
To Malacopics (Spondylus regius Linnaeus, 1758 Taiwan, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius GIANT)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius ORANGE)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SET)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SPECIAL FORM)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius YELLOW)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius YOUNG)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius)
To Malacopics (Spondylus regius Linnaeus, 1758 Taiwan, ex coll. J. Trausel)
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