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Callista Poli, 1791
138632 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138632)
accepted
Genus
Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Callista (Callista) Poli, 1791 · alternative representation
Callista (Microcallista) R. B. Stewart, 1930 † · alternative representation
Callistoderma Poli, 1795 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chione J. E. Gray, 1838 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Chione...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Chione Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 [Bivalvia]
Cytherea (Callista) Poli, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Lepidocardia Dall, 1902 · unaccepted
Meretrix (Callista) Poli, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Microcallista R. B. Stewart, 1930 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Pitar (Callista) Poli, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Pitaria (Callista) Poli, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Callista aurita (K. Martin, 1885) †
- Species Callista beyrichi (O. Semper, 1861) †
- Species Callista boettgeri (K. Martin, 1915) †
- Species Callista chinensis (Holten, 1802)
- Species Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Callista elegans (Lamarck, 1805) †
- Species Callista erycinoides (Lamarck, 1818) †
- Species Callista floridella (Gray, 1838)
- Species Callista gotthardi Dunker, 1865
- Species Callista hagenowi (Dunker, 1849)
- Species Callista italica (Defrance, 1818) †
- Species Callista lilacinoides Schaffer, 1910 †
- Species Callista lirevanida (P. J. Fischer, 1921) †
- Species Callista macra (K. Martin, 1879) †
- Species Callista montensis (Cossmann, 1908) †
- Species Callista multiradiata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
- Species Callista pilsbryi Habe, 1960
- Species Callista politissima Kuroda, 1945
- Species Callista proxima (Deshayes, 1857) †
- Species Callista roseotincta (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Callista serana (P. J. Fischer, 1921) †
- Species Callista splendida (Mérian, 1858) †
- Species Callista uretzkii Merklin, 1974 †
- Species Callista verai Lozano-Francisco & Landau, 1999 †
- Subgenus Callista (Amiantis) P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Amiantis P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Callista (Callistina) Jukes-Browne, 1908 † accepted as Callistina Jukes-Browne, 1908 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Callista (Callistina) plana (J. Sowerby, 1813) † accepted as Callistina plana (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Callistina) thomsoni H. Woods, 1917 † accepted as Aphrodina (Tikia) thomsoni (H. Woods, 1917) † represented as Aphrodina thomsoni (H. Woods, 1917) † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Callista (Callistina) wilckensi H. Woods, 1917 † accepted as Aphrodina (Tikia) wilckensi (H. Woods, 1917) † represented as Aphrodina wilckensi (H. Woods, 1917) † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subgenus Callista (Callocardia) A. Adams, 1864 accepted as Callocardia A. Adams, 1864 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Callocardia) birtsi Preston, 1915 accepted as Aphrodora birtsi (Preston, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Callista (Calpitaria) Jukes-Browne, 1908 accepted as Pitar (Calpitaria) Jukes-Browne, 1908 † represented as Pitar Römer, 1857 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Callista (Chionella) Cossmann, 1886 † accepted as Pitar (Chionella) Cossmann, 1886 † represented as Pitar Römer, 1857 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Callista (Chionella) tournoueri Cossmann, 1921 † accepted as Pitar tournoueri (Cossmann, 1921) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Callista (Costacallista) K. van W. Palmer, 1927 accepted as Costacallista K. van W. Palmer, 1927 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) accincta (Römer, 1864) accepted as Costacallista accincta (Römer, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) beyrichi (O. Semper, 1861) † accepted as Callista beyrichi (O. Semper, 1861) † (subgenus not accepted)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) erycina (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Costacallista erycina (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) erycinella (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Costacallista erycinella (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) florida (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Costacallista florida (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) grata (Deshayes, 1853) accepted as Costacallista grata (Deshayes, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) phasianella (Deshayes, 1853) accepted as Costacallista phasianella (Deshayes, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) planatella (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Costacallista planatella (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Costacallista) spuma (Röding, 1798) accepted as Costacallista spuma (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Callista (Macrocallista) Meek, 1876 accepted as Macrocallista Meek, 1876 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Callista (Megapitaria) U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931 accepted as Megapitaria U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Callista (Notocallista) Iredale, 1924 accepted as Notocallista Iredale, 1924 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Callista (Notocallista) disrupta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) accepted as Notocallista disrupta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Notocallista) festiva (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted as Notocallista festiva (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Notocallista) impar (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Notocallista impar (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Notocallista) kingii (J. E. Gray, 1826) accepted as Notocallista kingii (J. E. Gray, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Notocallista) piperita (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted as Notocallista piperita (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Notocallista) umbonella (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Notocallista umbonella (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Callista (Pseudamiantis) Kuroda, 1933 † accepted as Pseudamiantis Kuroda, 1933 †
- Subgenus Callista (Striacallista) Marwick, 1938 accepted as Notocallista (Striacallista) Marwick, 1938 represented as Notocallista Iredale, 1924 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Callista (Striacallista) diemenensis (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Notocallista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Striacallista) multistriata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted as Notocallista multistriata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) (superseded combination)
- Species Callista accincta (Römer, 1864) accepted as Costacallista accincta (Römer, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista acuticosta (K. Martin, 1885) † accepted as Meretrix acuticosta (K. Martin, 1885) †
- Species Callista amirantium Melvill, 1909 accepted as Lioconcha philippinarum (Hanley, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Callista aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831) accepted as Megapitaria aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831)
- Species Callista birtsi Preston, 1905 accepted as Aphrodora birtsi (Preston, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista brevisiphonata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Ezocallista brevisiphonata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Callista coccinea Poli, 1795 accepted as Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Callista costata (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Costacallista erycinella (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Venus costata Gmelin, 1791; Macrocallista (Paradione) nioba Clench & McLean, 1936 is a replacement name))
- Species Callista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Notocallista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista disrupta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) accepted as Notocallista disrupta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista elegans F. W. Hutton, 1873 † accepted as Marama (Marama) elegans F. W. Hutton, 1873 † represented as Marama elegans (F. W. Hutton, 1873) † (superseded combination)
- Species Callista erycina (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Costacallista erycina (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista erycinella (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Costacallista erycinella (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista eucymata (Dall, 1890) accepted as Callpita eucymata (Dall, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista everwijni (K. Martin, 1883) † accepted as Diplodonta everwijni (K. Martin, 1883) †
- Species Callista festiva (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted as Notocallista festiva (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista florida (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Costacallista florida (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista glandula A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Marcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Callista grata (Deshayes, 1853) accepted as Costacallista grata (Deshayes, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista impar (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Costacallista impar (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Notocallista impar (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista kingii (J. E. Gray, 1826) accepted as Notocallista kingii (J. E. Gray, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista laevigata (Lamarck, 1805) † accepted as Costacallista laevigata (Lamarck, 1805) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista lilacina (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Costacallista spuma (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Callista longispina Mörch, 1861 accepted as Hysteroconcha multispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
- Species Callista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Megapitaria maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Callista multistriata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted as Notocallista multistriata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) (superseded combination)
- Species Callista nimbosa ([Lightfoot], 1786) accepted as Macrocallista nimbosa ([Lightfoot], 1786)
- Species Callista pannosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) accepted as Transennella pannosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
- Species Callista phasianella (Deshayes, 1853) accepted as Costacallista phasianella (Deshayes, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista philippinarum (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Lioconcha philippinarum (Hanley, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista piperita (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted as Notocallista piperita (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista planatella (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Costacallista planatella (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista planivieta (Guppy, 1866) † accepted as Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) planivieta (Guppy, 1866) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista pollicaris P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Hyphantosoma pollicaris (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
- Species Callista semisulcata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) accepted as Notocallista piperita (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Cytheraea semisulcata Lamarck, 1806)
- Species Callista sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Cyclina sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Callista spuma (Röding, 1798) accepted as Costacallista spuma (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista squalida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) accepted as Megapitaria squalida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
- Species Callista subdiaphana (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Compsomyax subdiaphana (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Callista suberycinoides (Deshayes, 1825) † accepted as Costacallista suberycinoides (Deshayes, 1825) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista trigonoovata Scarlato, 1980 accepted as Ezocallista brevisiphonata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Callista umbonella (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Notocallista umbonella (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista varians (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828) accepted as Jasypitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Callista victoriae Tenison Woods, 1876 accepted as Bassina pachyphylla (Jonas, 1839) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Callista voyi Gabb, 1866 † accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Callista (Callista) Poli, 1791 represented as Callista Poli, 1791
- Species Callista (Callista) chione (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Callista) italica (Defrance, 1818) † accepted as Callista italica (Defrance, 1818) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callista (Callista) splendida (Mérian, 1858) † represented as Callista splendida (Mérian, 1858) †
- Species Callista (Callista) uretzkii Merklin, 1974 † represented as Callista uretzkii Merklin, 1974 †
- Species Callista (Callista) verai Lozano-Francisco & Landau, 1999 † represented as Callista verai Lozano-Francisco & Landau, 1999 †
- Subgenus Callista (Microcallista) R. B. Stewart, 1930 † represented as Callista Poli, 1791
- Species Callista (Microcallista) elegans (Lamarck, 1805) † represented as Callista elegans (Lamarck, 1805) †
- Species Callista (Microcallista) montensis (Cossmann, 1908) † represented as Callista montensis (Cossmann, 1908) †
- Species Callista (Microcallista) proxima (Deshayes, 1857) † represented as Callista proxima (Deshayes, 1857) †
- Species Callista acuticostata Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Callista carbasea (Guppy, 1866) † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Callista eufaulense Conrad, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Callista tryoniana Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471 [details]
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original description
Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471 [details]
original description (of Lepidocardia Dall, 1902) Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26 (1312): 335-412., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612547
page(s): 356 [details]
original description (of Chione J. E. Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Catalogue of the species of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>, of Lamarck, with the description of some new genera and species. <em>The Analyst.</em> 8: 302-309., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224965 [details]
original description (of Microcallista R. B. Stewart, 1930 †) Stewart, R. B. (1930). Gabb's California Cretaceous and Tertiary type lamellibranchs. <em>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Special Publications.</em> 3: 1-314, pls 1-17., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822011360963&seq=7
page(s): 244 [details]
original description (of Callistoderma Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 252, 258 [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 Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
page(s): 164 [details]
subsequent type designation Meek, F. B. (1876). A report on the invertebrate Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils of the upper Missouri country. In: Hayden, F.V. (Ed.) Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. 9: lxiv + 1–629, 45 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2024294
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Lepidocardia Dall, 1902) Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26 (1312): 335-412., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612547
page(s): 356 [details]
original description (of Chione J. E. Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Catalogue of the species of the genus <i>Cytherea</i>, of Lamarck, with the description of some new genera and species. <em>The Analyst.</em> 8: 302-309., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15224965 [details]
original description (of Microcallista R. B. Stewart, 1930 †) Stewart, R. B. (1930). Gabb's California Cretaceous and Tertiary type lamellibranchs. <em>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Special Publications.</em> 3: 1-314, pls 1-17., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822011360963&seq=7
page(s): 244 [details]
original description (of Callistoderma Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 252, 258 [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 Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
page(s): 164 [details]
subsequent type designation Meek, F. B. (1876). A report on the invertebrate Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils of the upper Missouri country. In: Hayden, F.V. (Ed.) Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. 9: lxiv + 1–629, 45 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2024294
page(s): 178 [details]



