MolluscaBase name details
Scapharca demiri Piani, 1981
236693 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:236693)
unaccepted (junior objective synonym of Arca amygdalum R. A. Philippi, 1845)
Species
Scapharca J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Anadara (Scapharca) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Anadara J. E. Gray, 1847
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Piani, P. (1981). <i>Scapharca demiri</i> nomen novum pro <i>Arca amygdalum</i> Philippi. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 17(11-12): 284.
page(s): 284 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
Nomenclature replacement name for Arca amygdalum Philippi, 1847, non Link, 1807, therefore an objective synonym. The new name was...
Nomenclature replacement name for Arca amygdalum Philippi, 1847, non Link, 1807, therefore an objective synonym. The new name was immediately used for a non-native species in the Mediterranean, which was misidentified at that time as Arca amygdalum and is correctly identified as Anadara transversa (Say, 1822) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scapharca demiri Piani, 1981. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236693 on 2025-09-11
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Piani, P. (1981). <i>Scapharca demiri</i> nomen novum pro <i>Arca amygdalum</i> Philippi. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 17(11-12): 284.
page(s): 284 [details]
basis of record Schiaparelli, S. (2008). Bivalvia. In: Relini G. (ed), <i>Checklist della flora e della fauna dei mari italiani</i>. Parte I. <em>Biologia Marina Mediterranea.</em> 15 (Suppl. 1): 296-314., available online at https://www.sibm.it/public/book-files/SIBM-Biologia-Marina-Mediterranea-15-Suppl-1---2008-ITAENG--Num-.pdf [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]
page(s): 284 [details]
basis of record Schiaparelli, S. (2008). Bivalvia. In: Relini G. (ed), <i>Checklist della flora e della fauna dei mari italiani</i>. Parte I. <em>Biologia Marina Mediterranea.</em> 15 (Suppl. 1): 296-314., available online at https://www.sibm.it/public/book-files/SIBM-Biologia-Marina-Mediterranea-15-Suppl-1---2008-ITAENG--Num-.pdf [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature replacement name for Arca amygdalum Philippi, 1847, non Link, 1807, therefore an objective synonym. The new name was immediately used for a non-native species in the Mediterranean, which was misidentified at that time as Arca amygdalum and is correctly identified as Anadara transversa (Say, 1822) [details]
