Spondylus tenuispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847
SOWERBY II, G. B. 1847. Descriptions of several new species of Spondylus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 15: 86-88. [p. 87]
1847 Spondylus tenuispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847
Spondylus tenuispinosus, nobis; G. B. Sowerby II, 1847, Monograph of the genus Spondylus, Thesaurus conchyliorum; or, monographs of genera of shells, plate 87, figure 37.
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«SPONDYLUS TENUISPINOSUS. Spond. testâ ovali, tenui, costis principalibus 8 spinis elongatis, tenuibus, erectis, numerosis, spinis interstitialibus minutis; interstitiis minutè imbricatis; laminis valvae superioris eleganiissimè foliaceis; colore pallidè cinereo, prope umbonem rubro variegato, valvae inferioris albo, prope umbonem flavido rubro radiato.
This species is distinguished by the thin, sharp, erect, white spines which ornament the numerous ribs. The upper valve is of a pale ashy colour, variegated with red near the umbo, and the under valve is vvhite, with beautifully foliated laminae and a few graceful spines.
Hab. Australia. Mus. Cuming.» GEORGE BRETTINGHAM SOWERBY II, 1847
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