MolluscaBase - Avicula pica A. Gould, 1852

MolluscaBase name details

Avicula pica A. Gould, 1852

AphiaID

464567 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464567)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid; not Philippi, 1849)

Accepted name

Pinctada maculata (A. Gould, 1850)

Rank

Species

Parent

Avicula Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Pteria Scopoli, 1777

Original name

Avicula pica A. Gould, 1852

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152
page(s): 433. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Avicula pica A. Gould, 1852. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464567 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-03-09 18:04:58Z

created

Tëmkin, Ilya

2017-02-12 20:41:12Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2019-02-07 18:20:27Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2021-01-19 10:07:09Z

changed

Herbert, David

2023-09-30 02:31:09Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2024-12-24 19:58:27Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152
page(s): 433. [details]