MolluscaBase taxon details
Glycymeris formosa (Reeve, 1843)
225205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225205)
accepted
Species
Pectunculus formosus Reeve, 1843 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Glycymeris formosa tumida (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906) accepted as Glycymeris formosa (Reeve, 1843)
marine
(of Pectunculus formosus Reeve, 1843) Reeve, L. A. (1843). Monograph of the genus <i>Pectunculus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-2, Feruary 1843; pl. 3-4, March 1843; pl. 5-6, April 1843; pl. 7, June 1843; pl. 8, August 1843; pl. 9, December 1843]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119359
page(s): pl. 8, species 48 [details]
page(s): pl. 8, species 48 [details]
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original description
(of Pectunculus formosus Reeve, 1843) Reeve, L. A. (1843). Monograph of the genus <i>Pectunculus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-2, Feruary 1843; pl. 3-4, March 1843; pl. 5-6, April 1843; pl. 7, June 1843; pl. 8, August 1843; pl. 9, December 1843]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119359
page(s): pl. 8, species 48 [details]
original description (of Pectunculus formosus var. tumida Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906) Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1906). <i>Mollusques provenant des dragages effectués à l'ouest de l'Afrique pendant les campagnes scientifiques de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco</i>. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, 32. Imprimerie de Monaco: Monaco. 125 pp., 5 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31337
page(s): 77 [details]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nolf, F.; Swinnen, F. (2013). The endemic West African species of the family Glycymerididae (Mollusca: Bivalvia), with description of two new species. <em>Neptunea.</em> 12 (2): 1-34. [details] Available for editors
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identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 162-163 [details]
page(s): pl. 8, species 48 [details]
original description (of Pectunculus formosus var. tumida Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906) Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1906). <i>Mollusques provenant des dragages effectués à l'ouest de l'Afrique pendant les campagnes scientifiques de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco</i>. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, 32. Imprimerie de Monaco: Monaco. 125 pp., 5 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31337
page(s): 77 [details]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nolf, F.; Swinnen, F. (2013). The endemic West African species of the family Glycymerididae (Mollusca: Bivalvia), with description of two new species. <em>Neptunea.</em> 12 (2): 1-34. [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 162-163 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Glycymeris formosa (Reeve, 1843) Cape Verde, São Vicente, off Sao Vicente Channel, by fishing, collected 1997, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To Malacopics (Glycymeris formosa (Reeve, 1843) Sao Tomé and Principe, Sao Tomé, off Ilheu das Cabras, on sand, by diving, at 12-15 m depth, collected 2004-10, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Glycymeris formosa (Reeve, 1843) Sao Tomé and Principe, Sao Tomé, off Ilheu das Cabras, on sand, by diving, at 12-15 m depth, collected 2004-10, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
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