Ostrea hanleyi Sowerby, 1871
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930410001695097 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5253778 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC8797-6F67-FFD0-FE47-FA5CFCA14A58 |
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Felipe |
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Ostrea hanleyi Sowerby, 1871 |
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Habitat. Cemented to the undersides of limestone rocks and dead coral blocks lying on silty sand from the mid-littoral to a few metres.
Distribution. Throughout the lagoon but common in turbid areas such as at Pointe Palmiste.
Remarks. This is a thin-shelled oyster, generally lacking marginal plications and of a uniform pale brown colour. It is possibly the same species as listed under O. subucula, Jousseaume by Oliver (1992, 1995).
Range. It has been found by the senior author in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Seychelles and Mauritius.
Figured specimen. 30.2 mm, NMW.Z.1999.073.00020.
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