MolluscaBase - Mactra adansoni var. decora [sic]

WoRMS name details

Mactra adansoni var. decora [sic]

AphiaID

1495382 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1495382)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (misspelling of specific epithet)

Accepted name

Mactra adansonii var. decora sensu W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Mactra ochracea E. von Martens, 1879 accepted as Mactra lilacea Lamarck, 1818

Rank

Variety

Parent

Mactra adansoni [sic] accepted as Mactra adansonii R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Mactra glabrata Linnaeus, 1767

Original name

Mactra decora Reeve, 1854

Environment

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

Original description

(of Mactra decora Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus Mactra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 8, pl. 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, March 1854; pl. 1, 6-14, April 1854; pl. 15-21, May 1854]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120371
page(s): pl. 16, sp. 80. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra adansoni var. decora [sic]. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1495382 on 2025-04-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-03-23 09:41:31Z

created

Herbert, David

2022-11-27 23:46:27Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Mactra decora Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus Mactra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 8, pl. 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, March 1854; pl. 1, 6-14, April 1854; pl. 15-21, May 1854]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120371
page(s): pl. 16, sp. 80. [details]

basis of record Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 255, sp. 1802.; note: credited to Deshayes, 1853 [details] Available for editors

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