original description
(of Tawera bollonsi A. W. B. Powell, 1932) Powell, A. W. B. (1932). On some New Zealand pelecypods. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 20: 65–72.
page(s): 68 [details]
basis of record
Beu A.G. (2004) Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 1: Revised generic positions and recognition of warm-water and cool-water migrants. <i>Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand</i> 34(2): 111-265., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2004.9517766
page(s): 181 [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Beu (2004: 181) recognized the probable synonymy of Venus sphaericula Deshayes, 1853, and Tawera bollonsi Powell, 1932, but treated the former as a nomen oblitum under Art. 23.9 of the ICZN Code. Although Beu failed to give the evidence required by the Code, it is clear that Huber (2010) should not have restored sphaericula as the valid name. [details]