WoRMS taxon details
Spondylus victoriae G. B. Sowerby II, 1860
506952 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506952)
accepted
Species
Spondylus (Sponvola) wrightianus Crosse, 1872 · unaccepted
Spondylus (Sponvola) wrightianus ella Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted
Spondylus armatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847 · unaccepted (homonym of Spondylus armatus...)
homonym of Spondylus armatus Goldfuss, 1835 †
Spondylus ella Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted
Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872 · unaccepted
Spondylus wrightianus ella Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted
marine
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Descriptions of new shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 428-429, pl. 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274842 [details]
Lectotype NHMUK 19980086
Lectotype NHMUK 19980086 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Spondylus victoriae G. B. Sowerby II, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506952 on 2026-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Descriptions of new shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 428-429, pl. 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274842 [details]
original description (of Spondylus armatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Spondylus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1(8): 417–434, pl. 84–89. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076857
page(s): 424 [details]
original description (of Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872) Crosse, H. (1872). Diagnosis Spondyli novi, Australiae incolae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 20(4): 360-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15684570 [details]
original description (of Spondylus (Sponvola) wrightianus ella Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635
page(s): 378, pl. 6 fig. 1. [details]
basis of record 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]
original description (of Spondylus armatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Spondylus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1(8): 417–434, pl. 84–89. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076857
page(s): 424 [details]
original description (of Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872) Crosse, H. (1872). Diagnosis Spondyli novi, Australiae incolae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 20(4): 360-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15684570 [details]
original description (of Spondylus (Sponvola) wrightianus ella Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635
page(s): 378, pl. 6 fig. 1. [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
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): 49, fig. 23A [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 49, fig. 23A [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype NHMUK 19980086 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Wright's thorny oyster [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Wrights Stachelauster [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872)
To Conchology (Spondylus victoriae)
To Conchology (Spondylus wrightianus) (from synonym Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spondylus victoriae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spondylus wrightianus) (from synonym Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872)
To Malacopics (Spondylus victoriae G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 Australia, Queensland, Capricorn Channel,...
To Malacopics (Spondylus victoriae G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 Australia, Victoria, Port Welshpool, unde...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872)
To Conchology (Spondylus victoriae)
To Conchology (Spondylus wrightianus) (from synonym Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spondylus victoriae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spondylus wrightianus) (from synonym Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872)
To Malacopics (Spondylus victoriae G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 Australia, Queensland, Capricorn Channel,...
To Malacopics (Spondylus victoriae G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 Australia, Victoria, Port Welshpool, unde...
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