MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Osteodesma brasiliense A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 218. [details]
original description
(of Osteodesma orbignyi P. Fischer, 1858) Fischer, P. (1858 ["1857"]). Description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 6(4): 382-385., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862907
page(s): 382, pl. 11 figs 7-8 [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]