WoRMS name details
Penitella wilsonii Conrad, 1849
542531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:542531)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Conrad, T. A. (1849). Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 4: 152-156., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5445350
page(s): 156 [details]
page(s): 156 [details]
Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Thomas Bellerby Wilson (1807-1865).
Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Thomas Bellerby Wilson (1807-1865). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Penitella wilsonii Conrad, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=542531 on 2025-05-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Conrad, T. A. (1849). Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 4: 152-156., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5445350
page(s): 156 [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): 156 [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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Conrad, T. A. (1849). Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> (2) 1(4): 275-280, plates 37-39., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780365
page(s): 279, pl. 39, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 279, pl. 39, fig. 5 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Thomas Bellerby Wilson (1807-1865). [details]
