MolluscaBase - Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904)

AfReMaS taxon details

Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904)

AphiaID

413608 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413608)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Afrophaxas Cosel, 1993

Original name

Cultellus decipiens E. A. Smith, 1904

Synonymised names

Phaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904) · unaccepted

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Smith, E. A. (1904). On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony. Journal of Malacology. 11 (2): 21-44, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099575
page(s): 25, 39. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413608 on 2025-05-16

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413608 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-09-05 11:22:23Z

created

von Cosel, Rudo

2020-06-12 08:45:00Z

changed

Herbert, David

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Smith, E. A. (1904). On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony. Journal of Malacology. 11 (2): 21-44, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099575
page(s): 25, 39. [details]

basis of record Cosel R. von (1993). The razor shells of the eastern Atlantic. Part 1: Solenidae and Pharidae I (Bivalvia: Solenacea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 122 (Zilch Festschrift): 207-321, available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/122/1993/207
page(s): 274. [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904))
To Malacopics (Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 194) Namibia, Karas, Lüderitz, Achat Beach, low ...

Unreviewed

To Malacopics (Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 194) Namibia, Karas, Lüderitz, Achat Beach, low ...

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