WoRMS taxon details
Spondylus limbatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847
207886 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207886)
accepted
Species
Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Spondylus coccineus Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of S....)
invalid: junior homonym of S. coccineus Schreibers, 1793; S. punicus is a replacement name
Spondylus lamarckii sensu P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Spondylus radula Reeve, 1856 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Spondylus radula Lamarck, 1806; S. smithi is a replacement name
Spondylus smithi Fulton, 1915 · unaccepted
marine
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): 87 [details]
page(s): 87 [details]
Note Persian Gulf
Type locality Persian Gulf [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spondylus limbatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207886 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 87 [details]
original description (of Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252
page(s): 152-155 [details]
original description (of Spondylus coccineus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]
original description (of Spondylus radula Reeve, 1856) Reeve, L. A. (1856). Monograph of the genus <i>Spondylus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pl. 1-18 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4, January 1856; pl. 5-8, February 1856; pl. 9-14, May 1856; pl. 15-18, June 1856]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9141459 [details]
original description (of Spondylus smithi Fulton, 1915) Fulton, H. C. (1915). List of the Recent species of <i>Spondylus</i> Linne with some notes and descriptions of six new forms. <em>The Journal of Conchology.</em> 14(11): 331-338, 14(12): 353-362. [details]
original description (of Spondylus punicus F. R. Bernard, Cai & B. Morton, 1993) Bernard, F. R.; Cai, Y.; Morton, B. (1993). Catalogue of the living marine bivalve molluscs of China. <em>Hong Kong University Press.</em> pp. i-vii, 1-146.
page(s): 55; note: replacement name for Spondylus coccineus Lamarck, 1819, non Schreibers, 1793 [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1998). Recent <i>Spondylus</i> species from the Middle East and adjacent regions, with the description of two new species. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 45 (1-2): 41-60., available online at http://www.strandvondsten.nl/bibliotheek/vita_marina_magazine/Vita_Marina_41-47/vita_marina_45-01-02.pdf#page=43 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 87 [details]
original description (of Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252
page(s): 152-155 [details]
original description (of Spondylus coccineus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]
original description (of Spondylus radula Reeve, 1856) Reeve, L. A. (1856). Monograph of the genus <i>Spondylus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 9, pl. 1-18 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4, January 1856; pl. 5-8, February 1856; pl. 9-14, May 1856; pl. 15-18, June 1856]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9141459 [details]
original description (of Spondylus smithi Fulton, 1915) Fulton, H. C. (1915). List of the Recent species of <i>Spondylus</i> Linne with some notes and descriptions of six new forms. <em>The Journal of Conchology.</em> 14(11): 331-338, 14(12): 353-362. [details]
original description (of Spondylus punicus F. R. Bernard, Cai & B. Morton, 1993) Bernard, F. R.; Cai, Y.; Morton, B. (1993). Catalogue of the living marine bivalve molluscs of China. <em>Hong Kong University Press.</em> pp. i-vii, 1-146.
page(s): 55; note: replacement name for Spondylus coccineus Lamarck, 1819, non Schreibers, 1793 [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1998). Recent <i>Spondylus</i> species from the Middle East and adjacent regions, with the description of two new species. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 45 (1-2): 41-60., available online at http://www.strandvondsten.nl/bibliotheek/vita_marina_magazine/Vita_Marina_41-47/vita_marina_45-01-02.pdf#page=43 [details] Available for editors
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redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [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 Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2008). Three nomenclatural notes on Panamic bivalves. <em>The Festivus.</em> 40(4): 49-54. [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 Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2008). Three nomenclatural notes on Panamic bivalves. <em>The Festivus.</em> 40(4): 49-54. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type locality Persian Gulf [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Spondylus punicus F. R. Bernard, Cai & B. Morton, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Spondylus coccineus Lamarck, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Spondylus radula Reeve, 1856)
To Conchology (Spondylus calcifer) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spondylus calcifer) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To Malacopics (Spondylus limbatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847 Mexico, Colima, by diving, at 5-1 m depth...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Spondylus calcifer Syntype USNM 715914) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Spondylus coccineus Lamarck, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Spondylus radula Reeve, 1856)
To Conchology (Spondylus calcifer) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spondylus calcifer) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To Malacopics (Spondylus limbatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847 Mexico, Colima, by diving, at 5-1 m depth...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Spondylus calcifer Syntype USNM 715914) (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Spondylus calcifer P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
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