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Kellia W. Turton, 1822
138095 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138095)
accepted
Genus
Mya suborbicularis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803) (type by subsequent designation)
Chironia Deshayes, 1839 · unaccepted
Diplodontina Stempell, 1899 · unaccepted
Erycina (Kellia) W. Turton, 1822 · unaccepted
Kellia (Kellia) W. Turton, 1822 · alternative representation
Kellya R. A. Philippi, 1853 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation (unjustified emendation of Kellia)
Kellya (Kellya) R. A. Philippi, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Kellyia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of Kellia)
Oronthea Leach, 1852 · unaccepted
- Species Kellia antiqua Marwick, 1926 †
- Species Kellia becki (W. H. Turton, 1932)
- Species Kellia bullata R. A. Philippi, 1845
- Species Kellia bullula (Deshayes, 1856)
- Species Kellia chevallieri Cossmann, 1887 †
- Species Kellia comandorica Scarlato, 1981
- Species Kellia cycladiformis (Deshayes, 1839)
- Species Kellia fabagella (Conrad, 1832)
- Species Kellia hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
- Species Kellia inchoata Marwick, 1931 †
- Species Kellia interstriata Aldrich, 1908 †
- Species Kellia jacksoniana E. A. Smith, 1884
- Species Kellia japonica Pilsbry, 1895
- Species Kellia kussakini Kamenev, 2004
- Species Kellia laperousii (Deshayes, 1839)
- Species Kellia leucedra Melvill, 1907
- Species Kellia macrodonta (Deshayes, 1856)
- Species Kellia minutissima Habe, 1960
- Species Kellia notoensis Yokoyama, 1928 †
- Species Kellia nuculina E. von Martens, 1881
- Species Kellia ovoides Cossmann, 1887 †
- Species Kellia pauciplicata (Deshayes, 1858) †
- Species Kellia physema Melvill & Standen, 1899
- Species Kellia porculus Pilsbry, 1904
- Species Kellia rosea (Lynge, 1909)
- Species Kellia rotunda (Deshayes, 1856)
- Species Kellia santarosae (Dall, 1916)
- Species Kellia saxiriva Hickman, 2015 †
- Species Kellia simulans E. A. Smith, 1907
- Species Kellia subelliptica Yokoyama, 1927 †
- Species Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Kellia subrotunda (Dunker, 1882)
- Species Kellia tsujitai Habe, 1959
- Species Kellia tumbesiana (Stempell, 1899)
- Species Kellia tumida (Laseron, 1956)
- Species Kellia twinensis B. L. Clark, 1925 †
- Species Kellia vokesi Hickman, 2015 †
- Species Kellia yorkensis (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
- Subgenus Kellia (Anomalokellia) Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Anomalokellia Cossmann, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Kellia (Divarikellia) Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Divarikellia Cossmann, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Kellia (Kaneoha) Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Kaneoha Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
- Species Kellia (Kaneoha) minima Ponder, 1971 accepted as Draculamya minima (Ponder, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Kellia (Kelliola) Dall, 1899 accepted as Kelliola Dall, 1889
- Subgenus Kellia (Mancikellia) Dall, 1899 accepted as Mancikellia Dall, 1899 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Kellia (Planikellia) Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Planikellia Cossmann, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Kellia abdiplex Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Semeloidea abdiplex (Marwick, 1931) † (superseded combination)
- Species Kellia abyssicola Forbes, 1844 accepted as Kelliella abyssicola (Forbes, 1844) accepted as Kelliella miliaris (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
- Species Kellia adamsi (Angas, 1868) accepted as Cymatioa adamsi (Angas, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia aequilateralis Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Semeloidea aequilateralis (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia angasiana Tate, 1887 accepted as Mysella angasiana (Tate, 1887)
- Species Kellia antipodum Filhol, 1880 accepted as Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880) (superseded combination)
- Species Kellia atkinsoni Tenison Woods, 1877 accepted as Ovacuna atkinsoni (Tenison Woods, 1877) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia atlantica E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Neolepton atlanticum (E. A. Smith, 1890) (original combination)
- Species Kellia balaustina Gould, 1861 accepted as Cyamiomactra balaustina (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Kellia bifurca W. H. Webster, 1908 accepted as Arthritica bifurca (W. H. Webster, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia boglichiana Brusina, 1866 accepted as Kellia boglici Brusina, 1865 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Species Kellia bulla Gould, 1861 accepted as Nesobornia bulla (A. Gould, 1861) (original combination)
- Species Kellia cailliaudii Récluz, 1858 accepted as Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Kellia cardiformis E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Pseudokellya cardiformis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Kellia citrina F. W. Hutton, 1883 accepted as Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Kellia compacta A. A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Montacutona compacta (A. Gould, 1861) (original combination)
- Species Kellia compressa Milaschewitsch, 1909 accepted as Hemilepton nitidum (W. Turton, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Kellia consanguinea E. A. Smith, 1877 accepted as Lasaea consanguinea (E. A. Smith, 1877) (original combination)
- Species Kellia convexa A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Montacutona convexa (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Kellia crassiuscula E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Scintillula crassiuscula (E. A. Smith, 1890)
- Species Kellia cycladia S. V. Wood, 1848 † accepted as Axinulus cycladius (S. V. Wood, 1848)
- Species Kellia danili Brusina, 1865 accepted as Lasaea rubra (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Kellia daniliana Brusina, 1866 accepted as Lasaea rubra (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, of Kellia danili Brusina, 1865)
- Species Kellia deshayesi Bouvier, 1895 accepted as Jousseaumiella heterocyathi (Bourne, 1906) accepted as Jousseaumia heterocyathi Bourne, 1906 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Kellia effossa F. W. Hutton, 1885 † accepted as Melliteryx effossa (F. W. Hutton, 1885) † (superseded combination)
- Species Kellia elliptica Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Bornia elliptica (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia essomiensis Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Divarikellia essomiensis (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia ferruginosa Forbes, 1844 accepted as Mendicula ferruginosa (Forbes, 1844) (original combination)
- Species Kellia ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808) accepted as Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808)
- Species Kellia fidelium Melvill & Standen, 1895 accepted as Scintillula fidelium (Melvill & Standen, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia flexuosa J. Sowerby, 1844 accepted as Scacchia oblonga (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Kellia fujitaniana Yokoyama, 1927 † accepted as Tellimya fujitaniana (Yokoyama, 1927) (original combination)
- Species Kellia hawaiiensis [sic] accepted as Kellia hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 (misspelling)
- Species Kellia lamyi Melvill & Standen, 1907 accepted as Altenaeum charcoti (E. Lamy, 1906) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Kellia laticosta Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Divarikellia laticosta (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia laubrierei Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Bornia laubrierei (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia macandrewi P. Fischer, 1867 accepted as Pseudopythina macandrewi (P. Fischer, 1867) (original combination)
- Species Kellia magellanica E. A. Smith, 1881 accepted as Kellia bullata R. A. Philippi, 1845
- Species Kellia maoria A. W. B. Powell, 1933 accepted as Lasaea maoria (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (superseded combination)
- Species Kellia micans Tate, 1887 † accepted as Properycina micans (Tate, 1887) † accepted as Arthritica micans (Tate, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia miliacea Issel, 1869 accepted as Alveinus miliaceus (Issel, 1869)
- Species Kellia miliaris R. A. Philippi, 1845 accepted as Lasaea miliaris (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia minima Ponder, 1971 accepted as Draculamya minima (Ponder, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia mirabilis Preston, 1908 accepted as Radobornia mirabilis (Preston, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia natalensis E. A. Smith, 1903 accepted as Scintillula pustula (Deshayes, 1863)
- Species Kellia nimrodiana Hedley, 1911 accepted as Montacuta nimrodiana (Hedley, 1911) (superseded combination)
- Species Kellia ojiana Yokoyama, 1927 † accepted as Alveinus ojianus (Yokoyama, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia orbicularis S. V. Wood, 1851 † accepted as Aligena orbicularis (S. V. Wood, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia pacifica Hedley, 1899 accepted as Nesobornia pacifica (Hedley, 1899)
- Species Kellia planulata W. Stimpson, 1851 accepted as Kurtiella planulata (W. Stimpson, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia pulchra R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Cymatioa pulchra (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia pumila J. De C. Sowerby, 1844 † accepted as Draculamya pumila (J. De C. Sowerby, 1844) † accepted as Glibertia pumila (J. De C. Sowerby, 1844) †
- Species Kellia revimentalis Melvill, 1907 accepted as Callomysia revimentalis (Melvill, 1907)
- Species Kellia robusta F. W. Hutton, 1885 † accepted as Neolepton robustum (F. W. Hutton, 1885) † (superseded combination)
- Species Kellia rosea (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) accepted as Kaneoha rosea Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
- Species Kellia rostellata Tate, 1889 accepted as Gaimardia rostellata (Tate, 1889) (superseded combination)
- Species Kellia rotundata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Kellia rubra (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lasaea rubra (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Kellia sanguinea F. W. Hutton, 1883 accepted as Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Kellia solida Angas, 1877 accepted as Scintillula solida (Angas, 1877) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia spatangi Brusina, 1865 accepted as Montacuta substriata (Montagu, 1808) (synonym)
- Species Kellia subrotundata [sic] accepted as Kellia subrotunda (Dunker, 1882) (misspelling)
- Species Kellia subrugosa Souverbie, 1863 accepted as Neaeromya subrugosa (Souverbie, 1863) (original combination)
- Species Kellia subsinuata Lischke, 1871 accepted as Borniopsis subsinuata (Lischke, 1871) (original combination)
- Species Kellia symmetros Jeffreys, 1876 accepted as Kelliola symmetros (Jeffreys, 1876) (original combination)
- Species Kellia tellinoides Hanley, 1857 accepted as Salpocola tellinoides (Hanley, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia texta Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Planikellia texta (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Kellia undulata A. A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Lasaea undulata (A. A. Gould, 1861) (original combination)
- Subgenus Kellia (Kellia) W. Turton, 1822 represented as Kellia W. Turton, 1822
- Species Kellia (Kellia) antiqua Marwick, 1926 † represented as Kellia antiqua Marwick, 1926 †
- Species Kellia (Kellia) cycladiformis (Deshayes, 1834) represented as Kellia cycladiformis (Deshayes, 1839)
- Species Kellia (Kellia) inchoata Marwick, 1931 † represented as Kellia inchoata Marwick, 1931 †
- Species Kellia boglici Brusina, 1865 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Kellia coarctata S. V. Wood, 1851 accepted as Phascoliophila phascolionis (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1925) accepted as Mioerycina coarctata (S. V. Wood, 1851) (uncertain > nomen dubium, but accepted as valid name by Marquet, 2005: 19)
- Species Kellia crenulata Gould, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Kellia cretacea Conrad, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Kellia oblonga Conrad, 1848 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Kellia pustulosa Rolle, 1862 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Kellia rotundula Glenn, 1904 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Kellia transversa Forbes, 1844 accepted as Thyasira oblonga (Monterosato, 1878) accepted as Mendicula oblonga (Monterosato, 1880) (uncertain > nomen dubium, dubious synonym)
- Species Kellia whitechurchi (W. H. Turton, 1932) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 25, 56 [details]
page(s): 25, 56 [details]
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original description
Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 25, 56 [details]
original description (of Chironia Deshayes, 1839) Deshayes, G. P. (1839). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques, provenant des côtes de la Californie, du Mexique, du Kamtschatka et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 2(12): 356-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299248
page(s): 356, 357 [details]
original description (of Diplodontina Stempell, 1899) Stempell W. (1899). Die Muscheln der Sammlung Plate (Systematische Übersicht). <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> Supplement 5(1): 217-250, pl. 12 [Fauna Chilensis, vol. 2]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14200942
page(s): 232, pl. 12 fig. 18, 19, 19a [details]
original description (of Oronthea Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076 [details]
original description (of Kellya R. A. Philippi, 1853) Philippi, R. A. (1853). Handbuch der Conchyliologie und Malacozoologie. Halle: Eduard Anton. 547 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41222
page(s): 344 [details]
original description (of Kellyia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
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context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 25, 56 [details]
original description (of Chironia Deshayes, 1839) Deshayes, G. P. (1839). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques, provenant des côtes de la Californie, du Mexique, du Kamtschatka et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 2(12): 356-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299248
page(s): 356, 357 [details]
original description (of Diplodontina Stempell, 1899) Stempell W. (1899). Die Muscheln der Sammlung Plate (Systematische Übersicht). <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> Supplement 5(1): 217-250, pl. 12 [Fauna Chilensis, vol. 2]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14200942
page(s): 232, pl. 12 fig. 18, 19, 19a [details]
original description (of Oronthea Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076 [details]
original description (of Kellya R. A. Philippi, 1853) Philippi, R. A. (1853). Handbuch der Conchyliologie und Malacozoologie. Halle: Eduard Anton. 547 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41222
page(s): 344 [details]
original description (of Kellyia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]




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Spelling Spelling variation of the genusname: Kellya and Kellea according to Abbott (1974). [details]