MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Cultellus politus Dunker, 1862) Dunker, W. (1862). Solenacea nova collectionis Cumingianae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1861 (3): 418-427. [published April 1862]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672974
page(s): 422 [details]
original description
(of Solen africanus Chenu, 1843) Chenu J.C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): Solen pl. 2 fig. 8,8a [details]
original description
(of Solen tenuis J. E. Gray, 1833) Griffith E. & Pidgeon E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 31 (facing p. 122), fig. 4 [legend] [details]
basis of record
Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 734-735 [details]
From other sources
Diagnosis Chenu, 1843 Ill. Conchyl., Solen, pl. 2, fig. 8, 8a. [details]
Neotype holotype of Cultellus politus Dunker, 1862, BMNH 1986104, Cosel, 1993: 274. [details]
Type locality "in ostiis Gambiae fluminis" (Dunker, 1862) [details]