WoRMS taxon details
Spondylus varius G. B. Sowerby I, 1827
207853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207853)
accepted
Species
Spondylus delessertii Chenu, 1844 · unaccepted
Spondylus striatospinosus Chenu, 1844 · unaccepted
Spondylus varians [sic] · unaccepted (probably a misspelling)
marine
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1827). Catalogue of the whole of that splendid collection of rare shells, madrepores, carved paddles and other curiosities formed by Mr. Samuel Stutchbury, … and brought home by the Pacific Pearl Company's Ship, the Sir George Osborne. Which will be sold by auction by Mr. Sowerby … on Thursday, July 26th, 1827. London. 10 pp.; Appendix. Observations on a few of the most remarkable shells collected by Mr. Samuel Stutchbury on the coast of some of the islands of the Australasian and Polynesian groups, together with descriptions of a few new species. London. 4 pp., 1 pl. [July].
page(s): App. 1 [details]
page(s): App. 1 [details]
Neotype NHMUK 1952.10.30.3
Neotype NHMUK 1952.10.30.3 [details]
Description Distribution: Australia (Lamprell, 1987)
Description Distribution: Australia (Lamprell, 1987) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Spondylus varius G. B. Sowerby I, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207853 on 2026-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1827). Catalogue of the whole of that splendid collection of rare shells, madrepores, carved paddles and other curiosities formed by Mr. Samuel Stutchbury, … and brought home by the Pacific Pearl Company's Ship, the Sir George Osborne. Which will be sold by auction by Mr. Sowerby … on Thursday, July 26th, 1827. London. 10 pp.; Appendix. Observations on a few of the most remarkable shells collected by Mr. Samuel Stutchbury on the coast of some of the islands of the Australasian and Polynesian groups, together with descriptions of a few new species. London. 4 pp., 1 pl. [July].
page(s): App. 1 [details]
original description (of Spondylus delessertii Chenu, 1844) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): pl. 12 [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1987). Spiny oysters of the world - Spondylus. [details]
page(s): App. 1 [details]
original description (of Spondylus delessertii Chenu, 1844) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): pl. 12 [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): 48, fig. 22A-B [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): 48, fig. 22A-B [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Neotype NHMUK 1952.10.30.3 [details]
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: Australia (Lamprell, 1987) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミズイリショウジョウ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Spondylus varians [sic])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Thorny Oyster)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Thorny Oyster)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spondylus varius)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Spondylus varius G. B. Sowerby I, 1827 Philippines, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Spondylus varius G. B. Sowerby I, 1827 Taiwan, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Spondylus varians [sic])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Thorny Oyster)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Thorny Oyster)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spondylus varius)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Spondylus varius G. B. Sowerby I, 1827 Philippines, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Spondylus varius G. B. Sowerby I, 1827 Taiwan, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Unreviewed
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