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Papyridea aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
381290 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381290)
accepted
Species
Cardium aspersum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Papyridea bullata californica A. E. Verrill, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cardium aspersum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): 85 [details]
page(s): 85 [details]
Note Colombia W. coast, ‘Ad Sanctam Elenam...
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Type locality Colombia W. coast, ‘Ad Sanctam Elenam [Ecuador, Santa Elena] et ad Montem Christe’ in sandy mud, depth 7 fathoms. Coll. Cuming. First locality designated as type locality by Hertlein & Strong (1947: 139) [details]
Type material NHMUK 20130521, three syntypes [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Papyridea aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381290 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Cardium aspersum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): 85 [details]
original description (of Papyridea bullata californica A. E. Verrill, 1870) Verrill, A. E. (1870). Contributions to Zoölogy from the Museum of Yale College. No. VI. Descriptions of shells from the Gulf of California. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 2, 49: 217-227., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36445743
page(s): 225 [details]
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 Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 546 [details]
additional source Poorten, J.J. ter. (2019). <i>Papyridea clenchi</i> spec. nov. and <i>Papyridea curvicostata</i> spec. nov., two new Paper Cockles from tropical America (Bivalvia, Cardiidae), with notes on evolution and dispersal. <em>Basteria.</em> 83 (4-6): 109-130. [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): 85 [details]
original description (of Papyridea bullata californica A. E. Verrill, 1870) Verrill, A. E. (1870). Contributions to Zoölogy from the Museum of Yale College. No. VI. Descriptions of shells from the Gulf of California. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 2, 49: 217-227., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36445743
page(s): 225 [details]
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 Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 546 [details]
additional source Poorten, J.J. ter. (2019). <i>Papyridea clenchi</i> spec. nov. and <i>Papyridea curvicostata</i> spec. nov., two new Paper Cockles from tropical America (Bivalvia, Cardiidae), with notes on evolution and dispersal. <em>Basteria.</em> 83 (4-6): 109-130. [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Length 40-62 mm [details]Type locality Colombia W. coast, ‘Ad Sanctam Elenam [Ecuador, Santa Elena] et ad Montem Christe’ in sandy mud, depth 7 fathoms. Coll. Cuming. First locality designated as type locality by Hertlein & Strong (1947: 139) [details]
Type material NHMUK 20130521, three syntypes [details]
To Conchology (Papyridea aspersa)
To Conchology (Papyridea aspersa)
To Conchology (Papyridea aspersa)
To Malacopics (Papyridea aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Panama, Panamá, Archipiélago de las Perlas, Isla Pedro Gonzáles, shallow water, sandy bottom, collected December 1987, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwa...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Papyridea aspersa USNM 1197384)
To Conchology (Papyridea aspersa)
To Conchology (Papyridea aspersa)
To Malacopics (Papyridea aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Panama, Panamá, Archipiélago de las Perlas, Isla Pedro Gonzáles, shallow water, sandy bottom, collected December 1987, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwa...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Papyridea aspersa USNM 1197384)
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