MolluscaBase taxon details
Tawera philomela (E. A. Smith, 1885)
507914 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507914)
accepted
Species
Chamelea philomela (E. A. Smith, 1885) · unaccepted
Venus mesodesma Quoy & Gaimard, 1835, sensu E. A. Smith, 1885 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Venus philomela E. A. Smith, 1885 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Venus philomela E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 117, pl. 2 fig. 7-7 [details]
page(s): 117, pl. 2 fig. 7-7 [details]
Type locality contained in Tristan Da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Tristan Da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tawera philomela (E. A. Smith, 1885). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507914 on 2025-09-11
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(of Venus philomela E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 117, pl. 2 fig. 7-7 [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): 117, pl. 2 fig. 7-7 [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
