WoRMS taxon details
Spondylus exilis G. B. Sowerby III, 1895
207861 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207861)
accepted
Species
marine
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1895). New species of shells from Kurachi and the Mekran coast, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1: 278–280, pl. 18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167591
page(s): 280, pl. 18 fig. 14. [details]
page(s): 280, pl. 18 fig. 14. [details]
Lectotype NHMUK 1896.12.1.24
, Type locality contained in Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone
Lectotype NHMUK 1896.12.1.24 [details]
type locality contained in Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Spondylus exilis G. B. Sowerby III, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207861 on 2026-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1895). New species of shells from Kurachi and the Mekran coast, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1: 278–280, pl. 18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167591
page(s): 280, pl. 18 fig. 14. [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1987). Spiny oysters of the world - Spondylus. [details]
page(s): 280, pl. 18 fig. 14. [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1987). Spiny oysters of the world - Spondylus. [details]
Other
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 White, T. S.; Collins, K. S.; Malcolm, G. (2026). An illustrated catalogue of the type Spondylidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinida) in the Natural History Museum, London. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 24(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2025.2561743
page(s): 28, fig. 8A [details] Available for editors
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additional source White, T. S.; Collins, K. S.; Malcolm, G. (2026). An illustrated catalogue of the type Spondylidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinida) in the Natural History Museum, London. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 24(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2025.2561743
page(s): 28, fig. 8A [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype NHMUK 1896.12.1.24 [details]
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
