WoRMS name details
Lithophaga obesus suspecta Iredale, 1939
546313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:546313)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subspecies
Lithophaga obesus [sic] accepted as Lithophaga obesa (R. A. Philippi, 1847) accepted as Leiosolenus obesus (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9 [28 August 1930]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52128623
page(s): 422, pl. 6, fig. 30 [details]
page(s): 422, pl. 6, fig. 30 [details]
Type locality contained in Australian part of the Coral Sea
type locality contained in Australian part of the Coral Sea [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lithophaga obesus suspecta Iredale, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546313 on 2025-04-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9 [28 August 1930]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52128623
page(s): 422, pl. 6, fig. 30 [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): 422, pl. 6, fig. 30 [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
Kleemann K. & Maestrati P. (2012) Pacific <i>Lithophaga</i> (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from recent French expeditions with the description of two new species. <i>Bollettino Malacologico</i> 48: 73-102. [details]




