MolluscaBase - Pullastra G. B. Sowerby I, 1826

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Pullastra G. B. Sowerby I, 1826

AphiaID

516030 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:516030)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Venerupis Lamarck, 1818

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Venus pullastra Montagu, 1803 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791) (type by absolute tautonymy)

Parent

Venerinae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Pullastra G. B. Sowerby I, 1826

Direct children (11)

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Species Pullastra antiqua J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † accepted as Palaeoneilo antiqua (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Pullastra bistriata Portlock, 1843 † accepted as Cypricardinia bistriata (Portlock, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Pullastra castrensis Deshayes, 1848 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (dubious synonym)
Species Pullastra elliptica J. Phillips, 1841 † accepted as Palaeoneilo elliptica (J. Phillips, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Pullastra intuspunctata Anton, 1838 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
Species Pullastra irus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted combination)
Species Pullastra oblita J. Phillips, 1829 † accepted as Quenstedtia oblita (J. Phillips, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Pullastra vulgaris G. B. Sowerby I, 1826 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Pullastra complanata J. Phillips, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Pullastra laevis J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Pullastra striatocostata McCoy, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): No 28 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pullastra G. B. Sowerby I, 1826. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=516030 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-10 12:28:10Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-09-17 08:35:07Z

checked

Huber, Markus

2013-09-05 08:18:39Z

changed

Sartori, André F.

2021-11-06 10:21:40Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

2022-01-09 19:51:35Z

changed

Dekker, Henk

2022-10-18 23:23:08Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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original description Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): No 28 [details]

basis of record Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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