WoRMS taxon details
Meretrix attenuata Dunker, 1863
507782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507782)
accepted
Species
Cytherea trigona Reeve, 1864 · unaccepted
Meretrix attenuata var. flava Hornell, 1917 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Meretrix attenuata var. flava Hornell, 1917 accepted as Meretrix attenuata Dunker, 1863 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dunker, W. (1858-1871). <i>Novitates Conchologicae. Mollusca Marina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder wenig gekannter Meeres-Conchylien</i>. Abt. II: Meeres Conchylien. iv + 144 pp., 45 pls. Theodor Fischer, Cassel. [pp. 1-32, pls 1-9 (1858); 33-42, pls 10-12 (1862); 43-58, pls 13-18 (1863); 59-66, pls 19-21 (1864); 67-82, pls 22-27 (1865); 83-90, pls 28-30 (1866); 91-106, pls 31-36 (1867); 107-120, pls 37-39 (1868); 121-126, pls 41-42 (1869); 127-134, pls 43-45 (1871); 135-144 (1870)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982220
page(s): 53, pl. 17, figs 7-9 [details]
page(s): 53, pl. 17, figs 7-9 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meretrix attenuata Dunker, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507782 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Dunker, W. (1858-1871). <i>Novitates Conchologicae. Mollusca Marina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder wenig gekannter Meeres-Conchylien</i>. Abt. II: Meeres Conchylien. iv + 144 pp., 45 pls. Theodor Fischer, Cassel. [pp. 1-32, pls 1-9 (1858); 33-42, pls 10-12 (1862); 43-58, pls 13-18 (1863); 59-66, pls 19-21 (1864); 67-82, pls 22-27 (1865); 83-90, pls 28-30 (1866); 91-106, pls 31-36 (1867); 107-120, pls 37-39 (1868); 121-126, pls 41-42 (1869); 127-134, pls 43-45 (1871); 135-144 (1870)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982220
page(s): 53, pl. 17, figs 7-9 [details]
original description (of Meretrix attenuata var. flava Hornell, 1917) Hornell, J. (1917). A revision of the Indian species of <i>Meretrix</i>. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 13(3): 153-173, pls 4-7. [published 30 June 1917]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127973
page(s): 165, pl. 7 figs 41-42 [details]
original description (of Cytherea trigona Reeve, 1864) Reeve, L. A. (1864). Monograph of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pl. 1-10 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-10, Jan. 1864; 1, Feb. 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972181 [details]
original description (of Meretrix meretrix var. bourdasi Fischer-Piette & P. H. Fischer, 1941) Fischer-Piette, E. and Fischer, P. H 1941. Revision des espèces vivantes de Meretrix, s. s. du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. J. Conchyliol. 84: 313-344. [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): 53, pl. 17, figs 7-9 [details]
original description (of Meretrix attenuata var. flava Hornell, 1917) Hornell, J. (1917). A revision of the Indian species of <i>Meretrix</i>. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 13(3): 153-173, pls 4-7. [published 30 June 1917]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127973
page(s): 165, pl. 7 figs 41-42 [details]
original description (of Cytherea trigona Reeve, 1864) Reeve, L. A. (1864). Monograph of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pl. 1-10 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-10, Jan. 1864; 1, Feb. 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972181 [details]
original description (of Meretrix meretrix var. bourdasi Fischer-Piette & P. H. Fischer, 1941) Fischer-Piette, E. and Fischer, P. H 1941. Revision des espèces vivantes de Meretrix, s. s. du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. J. Conchyliol. 84: 313-344. [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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
