WoRMS taxon details
Afsharius asmenus (Melvill, 1907)
849039 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:849039)
accepted
Species
Tellina (Tellinella) asmena Melvill, 1907 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tellina asmena Melvill, 1907 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina (Tellinella) asmena Melvill, 1907) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1907). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1906; with descriptions of new species. 2 Pelecypoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 20: 783-848, pls 53-56 [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208540
page(s): 818-819, pl. 56, fig. 2.; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
page(s): 818-819, pl. 56, fig. 2.; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Oman
type locality contained in Gulf of Oman [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Afsharius asmenus (Melvill, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=849039 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
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(of Tellina (Tellinella) asmena Melvill, 1907) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1907). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1906; with descriptions of new species. 2 Pelecypoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 20: 783-848, pls 53-56 [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208540
page(s): 818-819, pl. 56, fig. 2.; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
new combination reference Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297 In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
page(s): 818-819, pl. 56, fig. 2.; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
new combination reference Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297 In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
