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Tentidonax aperittus (Melvill, 1897)
1816632 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1816632)
accepted
Species
Donax (Tentidonax) aperittus Melvill, 1897 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Donax aperittus Melvill, 1897 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Donax aperittus var. elongata Viader, 1951 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Donax elongatus Lamarck,...)
non Donax elongatus Lamarck, 1818
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Donax aperittus Melvill, 1897) Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Litterary and Philosophical Society.</em> 41(7): 1-25 , pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35462101
page(s): 24, pl. 7, fig. 33. [details]
page(s): 24, pl. 7, fig. 33. [details]
Type locality contained in Karachi Coast
type locality contained in Karachi Coast [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tentidonax aperittus (Melvill, 1897). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1816632 on 2025-09-11
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(of Donax aperittus Melvill, 1897) Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Litterary and Philosophical Society.</em> 41(7): 1-25 , pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35462101
page(s): 24, pl. 7, fig. 33. [details]
original description (of Donax aperittus var. elongata Viader, 1951) Viader R. (1951). New or unrecorded shells from Mauritius and its dependencies. <em>Mauritius Institute Bulletin.</em> 3(2): 127-153, pls 1-5.
page(s): 141 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Raven, J.G.M. (H.). (2021). The Donacidae (Bivalvia, Tellinoidea) from the South China Sea and East Asia, with the rediscovery of some forgotten taxa and the description of two new species. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 20: 61-102.
page(s): 90 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 24, pl. 7, fig. 33. [details]
original description (of Donax aperittus var. elongata Viader, 1951) Viader R. (1951). New or unrecorded shells from Mauritius and its dependencies. <em>Mauritius Institute Bulletin.</em> 3(2): 127-153, pls 1-5.
page(s): 141 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Raven, J.G.M. (H.). (2021). The Donacidae (Bivalvia, Tellinoidea) from the South China Sea and East Asia, with the rediscovery of some forgotten taxa and the description of two new species. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 20: 61-102.
page(s): 90 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
