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Avicula anomioides Reeve, 1857
464541 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464541)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Avicula Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Pteria Scopoli, 1777
marine
Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): sp. 26 [details]
page(s): sp. 26 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Avicula anomioides Reeve, 1857. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464541 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): sp. 26 [details]
page(s): sp. 26 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Huber (2010: 602) synonymized Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) under Pinctada anomioides (Reeve, 1857), which he recognized as a senior synonym. However, Tëmkin (2007) had placed the latter in synonymy of Pinctada albina (Lamarck, 1819) based on his study of the holotype of Avicula anomioides Reeve, 1857. Bieler & Mikkelsen (2025: 5) followed Tëmkin and maintained prevailing usage of the name P. maxima, also in the interest of stability, for the commercially important and frequently cited species. [details]
