MolluscaBase taxon details
Mytilopsis ornata (Morelet, 1885)
505326 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:505326)
accepted
Species
Dreissena bananaensis Preston, 1909 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dreissena holmi d'Ailly, 1896 · unaccepted
Dreissena ornata (Morelet, 1885) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dreissensia bananaensis Preston, 1909 · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of genus name)
Dreissensia holmi d'Ailly, 1896 · unaccepted (original combination)
Dreissensia ornata Morelet, 1885 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Dreissensia ornata Morelet, 1885) Morelet, A. (1885). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles de l'Afrique équinoxiale. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 33(1): 20-33, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15979345
page(s): 32 [details]
page(s): 32 [details]
Note Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Mayumba...
Type locality Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Mayumba River [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilopsis ornata (Morelet, 1885). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505326 on 2025-04-30
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original description
(of Dreissensia ornata Morelet, 1885) Morelet, A. (1885). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles de l'Afrique équinoxiale. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 33(1): 20-33, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15979345
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Dreissensia bananaensis Preston, 1909) Preston, H. B. (1909). New land and freshwater shells from West Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 4 (20): 87-91, pl. 4. London. [1 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097460
page(s): 88, pl. 4, fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Dreissensia holmi d'Ailly, 1896) d'Ailly A. (1896). Contributions ä la connaissance des mollusques terrestres et d'eau douce de Kaméroun. <em>Bihang till Kongl. Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar.</em> 22 (4), nº 2. 138 pp., 15 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13076371
page(s): 130, pl. 5, figs 17-23. [details]
basis of record 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): 32 [details]
original description (of Dreissensia bananaensis Preston, 1909) Preston, H. B. (1909). New land and freshwater shells from West Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 4 (20): 87-91, pl. 4. London. [1 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097460
page(s): 88, pl. 4, fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Dreissensia holmi d'Ailly, 1896) d'Ailly A. (1896). Contributions ä la connaissance des mollusques terrestres et d'eau douce de Kaméroun. <em>Bihang till Kongl. Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar.</em> 22 (4), nº 2. 138 pp., 15 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13076371
page(s): 130, pl. 5, figs 17-23. [details]
basis of record 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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Type locality Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Mayumba River [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Dreissensia ornata. Morelet, 1885. Journal de Conchyliologie (Ser. 3) 25: 32-33 - catalog no. 55467) (from synonym Dreissensia ornata Morelet, 1885)
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