CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	23 236000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Pteriidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. Family: 23 236 Pteriidae (pearl oysters) - show full list Common Name (AS5300): PEARL OYSTER Common Names List: pearl oysters sponge clams wing shells Organism Type: a pearl oyster Synonyms: Isognomonidae Vulsellidae Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Child Codes: 23 236905     Crenatula spp. 23 236903     Electroma spp. 23 236906     Isognomon spp. 23 236901     Pinctada spp. 23 236902     Pteria spp. 23 236907     Vulsella spp. Previous Codes (if any): 00 658000, 23 238000

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Taxon Notes:	This family now includes several groups previously placed in other families, following genetic studies by Tëmkin, 2010. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9f089e09-6ff8-43c5-920a-52c13bcb1be0 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia Cleveland M3030200

Scientific Name verified against:

Tëmkin, I., 2010. Molecular phylogeny of pearl oysters and their relatives (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pterioidea)., Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 10(342): 1-28.