WoRMS taxon details
Spondylus asperrimus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847
506949 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506949)
accepted
Species
Spondylus darwini Jousseaume, 1882, sensu Lamprell & Healy, 1998 · unaccepted (misapplication)
marine
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1847). Descriptions of several new species of <i>Spondylus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15(175): 86-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862870
page(s): 87 [details]
page(s): 87 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1996040
Holotype NHMUK 1996040 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Spondylus asperrimus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506949 on 2026-08-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1847). Descriptions of several new species of <i>Spondylus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15(175): 86-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862870
page(s): 87 [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]
page(s): 87 [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): 23, fig. 6A [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 23, fig. 6A [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1996040 [details]
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To Conchology (Spondylus asperrimus & Spondylus species CLUSTER)
To Conchology (Spondylus asperrimus CLUSTER)
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To Conchology (Spondylus asperrimus SPECIAL COLOR)
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