MolluscaBase taxon details
Moerella tulipa (Hanley, 1844)
1055922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1055922)
accepted
Species
Atlantella tulipa (Hanley, 1844) · unaccepted
Moerella jeffreysi (C. W. Johnson, 1932) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina becki W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tellina gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 · unaccepted
Tellina jeffreysi C. W. Johnson, 1932 · unaccepted
Tellina tenella Jeffreys, 1881 · unaccepted (junior homonym of Tellina tenella...)
junior homonym of Tellina tenella (A. E. Verrill, 1874); Tellina jeffreysi Johnson, 1932 is a replacement name
Tellina tulipa Hanley, 1844 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tellina whitechurchi W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina tulipa Hanley, 1844) Hanley S.C.T. (1844-1845). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Tellina</i> chiefly collected by H. Cuming Esq. in the Philippine Islands and Central America. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 59-64, 68-72 [September 1844]; 140-144, 147-149 [December 1844]; 164-166 [February 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862353
page(s): 148. [details]
page(s): 148. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Moerella tulipa (Hanley, 1844). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1055922 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Tellina gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1904) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1904). Mollusca of South Africa (Pelecypoda). <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 4: 1-19, pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15957092
page(s): 12, pl. 7 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Tellina jeffreysi C. W. Johnson, 1932) Johnson, C. W. (1932). Some notes on the New England species of <i>Tellina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 45(4): 109-111, text-figs. 1-4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527944
page(s): 109 [details]
original description (of Tellina tenella Jeffreys, 1881) Jeffreys, J. G. (1881). On the Mollusca procured duritig the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' Expeditions, 1868-70. (Part III). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881: 693-724, pl. 61., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759908
page(s): 721-722, pl. 61 fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Tellina tulipa Hanley, 1844) Hanley S.C.T. (1844-1845). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Tellina</i> chiefly collected by H. Cuming Esq. in the Philippine Islands and Central America. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 59-64, 68-72 [September 1844]; 140-144, 147-149 [December 1844]; 164-166 [February 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862353
page(s): 148. [details]
original description (of Tellina becki W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 247, pl. 66, sp. 1741. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Tellina whitechurchi W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 247, pl. 66, sp. 1744. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record New combination, herein.
note: for consistency with the synonymy of Atlantella with Moerella [details]
page(s): 12, pl. 7 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Tellina jeffreysi C. W. Johnson, 1932) Johnson, C. W. (1932). Some notes on the New England species of <i>Tellina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 45(4): 109-111, text-figs. 1-4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527944
page(s): 109 [details]
original description (of Tellina tenella Jeffreys, 1881) Jeffreys, J. G. (1881). On the Mollusca procured duritig the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' Expeditions, 1868-70. (Part III). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881: 693-724, pl. 61., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759908
page(s): 721-722, pl. 61 fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Tellina tulipa Hanley, 1844) Hanley S.C.T. (1844-1845). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Tellina</i> chiefly collected by H. Cuming Esq. in the Philippine Islands and Central America. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 59-64, 68-72 [September 1844]; 140-144, 147-149 [December 1844]; 164-166 [February 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862353
page(s): 148. [details]
original description (of Tellina becki W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 247, pl. 66, sp. 1741. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Tellina whitechurchi W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 247, pl. 66, sp. 1744. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record New combination, herein.
note: for consistency with the synonymy of Atlantella with Moerella [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Gilchrist's tellin [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Tellina tenella Jeffreys, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tellina gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1904)
To Malacopics (Tellina gilchristi G.B.Sowerby,1904 SYNTYPE South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Point)
To PESI (from synonym Moerella jeffreysi (C. W. Johnson, 1932))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tellina gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1904)
To Malacopics (Tellina gilchristi G.B.Sowerby,1904 SYNTYPE South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Point)
To PESI (from synonym Moerella jeffreysi (C. W. Johnson, 1932))
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