WoRMS taxon details
Macomopsis moluccensis (E. von Martens, 1865)
879923 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:879923)
accepted
Species
Macoma (Psammacoma) consociata (E. A. Smith, 1885) · unaccepted
Macoma (Salmacoma) retrorsa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) · unaccepted
Macoma consociata (E. A. Smith, 1885) · unaccepted
Macoma moluccensis (E. von Martens, 1865) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Macoma pellucida (R. A. Philippi, 1843) · unaccepted
Macoma retrorsa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) · unaccepted
Psammotreta maluccensis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tellina (Macoma) candidata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina (Macoma) consociata E. A. Smith, 1885 · unaccepted
Tellina candidata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 · unaccepted
Tellina maluccensis [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Tellina moluccensis E. von Martens, 1865 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tellina pellucida R. A. Philippi, 1843 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Tellina...)
junior homonym of Tellina pellucida Spengler, 1798
Tellina retrorsa G. B. Sowerby II, 1867 · unaccepted
Tellinimactra maluccensis [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina moluccensis E. von Martens, 1865) Martens, E. von. (1865). Descriptions of new species of shells. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 3.</em> 16(96): 428-432., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22249370
page(s): 430 [details]
page(s): 430 [details]
Type locality contained in Moluccas
type locality contained in Moluccas [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Macomopsis moluccensis (E. von Martens, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=879923 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tellina pellucida R. A. Philippi, 1843) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 1, 72, pl. Tellina 1, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Tellina retrorsa G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1866-1869). Monograph of the genus <i>Tellina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 17: pls 1-58 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-9, Jul. 1866; 10, Aug. 1866; 11-18, Nov. 1866; 19-26, Mar. 1867; 27-34, Jun. 1867; 35-42, Sept. 1867; 43-44, Mar. 1868; 45, Sept. 1868; 46-54, Oct. 1868; 1, 55-58, Apr. 1869]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10974885
page(s): Sp. 234 [details]
original description (of Tellina (Macoma) candidata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1894). Marine shells of South Africa. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 7: 368-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31573862
page(s): p. 375-376. [details]
original description (of Tellina (Macoma) consociata E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 96, pl. 4, figs 4, 4b. [details]
original description (of Tellina moluccensis E. von Martens, 1865) Martens, E. von. (1865). Descriptions of new species of shells. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 3.</em> 16(96): 428-432., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22249370
page(s): 430 [details]
basis of record 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): Vol. 1, 72, pl. Tellina 1, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Tellina retrorsa G. B. Sowerby II, 1867) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1866-1869). Monograph of the genus <i>Tellina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 17: pls 1-58 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-9, Jul. 1866; 10, Aug. 1866; 11-18, Nov. 1866; 19-26, Mar. 1867; 27-34, Jun. 1867; 35-42, Sept. 1867; 43-44, Mar. 1868; 45, Sept. 1868; 46-54, Oct. 1868; 1, 55-58, Apr. 1869]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10974885
page(s): Sp. 234 [details]
original description (of Tellina (Macoma) candidata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1894). Marine shells of South Africa. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 7: 368-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31573862
page(s): p. 375-376. [details]
original description (of Tellina (Macoma) consociata E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 96, pl. 4, figs 4, 4b. [details]
original description (of Tellina moluccensis E. von Martens, 1865) Martens, E. von. (1865). Descriptions of new species of shells. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 3.</em> 16(96): 428-432., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22249370
page(s): 430 [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
additional source
Xu F.-S. [Fengshan] & Zhang J.-L. [Junlong]. (2018). <i>Fauna Sinica</i>. Invertebrata vol. 57: Mollusca. Bivalvia. Tellinidae, Semelidae. Beijing: Science Press. 236 pp. 15 pls.
page(s): 138, pl. 11 fig. 3 [details]
additional source Nel, H.A., Perissinotto, R. & Taylor, R.H. (2012). Diversity of bivalve molluscs in the St Lucia estuary, with an annotated and illustrated checklist. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 53(2): 503–525.
page(s): 523. [details]
page(s): 138, pl. 11 fig. 3 [details]
additional source Nel, H.A., Perissinotto, R. & Taylor, R.H. (2012). Diversity of bivalve molluscs in the St Lucia estuary, with an annotated and illustrated checklist. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 53(2): 503–525.
page(s): 523. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tellina candidata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Macoma retrorsa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867))
To Malacopics (Macomopsis moluccensis (E.von Martens,1865) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Kasouga)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Macoma retrorsa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1867))
To Malacopics (Macomopsis moluccensis (E.von Martens,1865) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Kasouga)
