MolluscaBase - Donax peruviana Deshayes, 1855

MolluscaBase name details

Donax peruviana Deshayes, 1855

AphiaID

1487480 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1487480)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)

Accepted name

Donax peruvianus Deshayes, 1855 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854

Rank

Species

Parent

Donax Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Donax peruviana Deshayes, 1855

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 350. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Donax peruviana Deshayes, 1855. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1487480 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-03-04 10:42:19Z

created

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Documented distribution (1)

original description Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 350. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality