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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Mollusca (phylum) » Bivalvia (class) » Pectinoida (order) » Spondylidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 23 272004 Taxa superceded by 23 272005 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1869 |
Attention: Non-current taxon. This record represents an old code which has been superseded by a new active CAAB code. See taxon notes for more details (if available). |
CAAB category: | 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. |
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Family: | 23 272 Spondylidae (thorny oysters) - show full list | |
Common Name: | [a thorny oyster] | |
Common Names List: | thorny oyster | |
Organism Type: | a thorny oyster | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Parent Codes: |
23 272901
Spondylus spp. |
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Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | Lamprell, K. Healy, J., 1998, Bivalves of Australia. Volume 2. Backhuys, Leiden |