MolluscaBase - Donacilla R. A. Philippi, 1836

AfReMaS taxon details

Donacilla R. A. Philippi, 1836

AphiaID

593924 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:593924)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Mesodesmatidae J. E. Gray, 1840

Original name

Donacilla R. A. Philippi, 1836

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Species Donacilla africana W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Regterenia africana (W. H. Turton, 1932) (original combination)
Species Donacilla delagoae Barnard, 1964 accepted as Paphies delagoae (Barnard, 1964)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 37 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donacilla R. A. Philippi, 1836. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593924 on 2025-05-01

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Donacilla R. A. Philippi, 1836. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593924 on 2025-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-01-12 21:17:42Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-02-28 12:49:09Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

2023-03-02 06:25:55Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

2024-04-06 09:24:15Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 37 [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donacilla)

Unreviewed

Donacilla cornea

Image from typetaxon