Table 1 Sampling sites with the responsible collectors and collecting dates of S. spirula (with n) of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans
Sites oceans | Name, collecting date | n number analysed |
|---|---|---|
Canary Islands North-eastern Atlantic Ocean | Acquisition from Conchology Inc. 1990 and December 2005 Ortwin Schultz, April 1995, February 1996, July 2000, January 2008 Peter Sziemer, March 1996, March 2005, March 2010 | 58 |
Porto Santo North-eastern Atlantic Ocean | Peter Sziemer, March 1999 | 1 |
Tobago North-western Atlantic Ocean | Ortwin Schultz, March 2005 | 7 |
South Africa South-eastern Atlantic Ocean | Oleg Mandic, February 2012 | 1 |
Brazil South-western Atlantic Ocean | Geraldo Oliveira, April 1981 | 4 |
Tanzania Western Indian Ocean | Andreas Kroh, August 2007 | 26 |
Mauritius Western Indian Ocean | Ortwin Schultz, July to August 1997 | 17 |
Maldives Western Indian Ocean | Peter Sziemer, December 1983 to January 1984 Ortwin Schultz, February 2006, January 2007, January 2012 Andreas Kroh and Petra Stehrer, September 2014 | 88 |
Sri Lanka Northern Indian Ocean | Horst Kühschelm, December 2010; Ortwin Schultz, February 2011 | 3 |
Thailand Northern Indian Ocean | Fritz Steininger, September 1992 Acquisition from Conchology Inc., 2000 | 20 |
Western Australia South-western Indian Ocean | Peter Sziemer, July 2006 | 8 |
Eastern Australia South-western Pacific Ocean | Acquisition from Ashley Miskelly, November 2007 | 28 |