MolluscaBase - Gemma purpurea (H. C. Lea, 1842)

WoRMS name details

Gemma purpurea (H. C. Lea, 1842)

AphiaID

1451571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1451571)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834)

Rank

Species

Parent

Gemma Deshayes, 1853

Original name

Cyrena purpurea H. C. Lea, 1842

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Cyrena purpurea H. C. Lea, 1842) Lea, H.C. (1842). Descriptions of eight new species of shells native to the United States. The American Journal of Science and Arts. 42: 106-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30869140
page(s): 106-107, pl. 1, fig. 1 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gemma purpurea (H. C. Lea, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1451571 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-08-03 15:26:09Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cyrena purpurea H. C. Lea, 1842) Lea, H.C. (1842). Descriptions of eight new species of shells native to the United States. The American Journal of Science and Arts. 42: 106-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30869140
page(s): 106-107, pl. 1, fig. 1 [details]

Definitions