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Pitys decemplicata Mousson, 1873
1264928 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1264928)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
recent only
Mousson, A. (1873). Faune malacologique de quelques îles de l'océan Pacifique occidental. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 21(2): 101-116, pl. 7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15144976
page(s): 105; note: incorrect spelling of genus name ("Pithys") [details]
page(s): 105; note: incorrect spelling of genus name ("Pithys") [details]
Lectotype ZMZ 502969a
, Note Tuvalu (Ellice Islands), “les îles...
Lectotype ZMZ 502969a [details]
Type locality Tuvalu (Ellice Islands), “les îles Nukufetau et Vai-Tupu” (Graeffe). Restricted to Nukufetau because of lectotype selection [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pitys decemplicata Mousson, 1873. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1264928 on 2025-09-11
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Mousson, A. (1873). Faune malacologique de quelques îles de l'océan Pacifique occidental. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 21(2): 101-116, pl. 7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15144976
page(s): 105; note: incorrect spelling of genus name ("Pithys") [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 47, Plate 16, Fig. 4 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 105; note: incorrect spelling of genus name ("Pithys") [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 47, Plate 16, Fig. 4 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype ZMZ 502969a [details]
Paralectotype 502969b [details]
Paralectotype FMNH 116987 [details]
Paralectotype FMNH 116990 [details]
Paralectotype ZMZ 502970 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Tuvalu (Ellice Islands), “les îles Nukufetau et Vai-Tupu” (Graeffe). Restricted to Nukufetau because of lectotype selection [details]
