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Donax aperittus Melvill, 1897
494692 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:494692)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Donax aperittus var. elongata Viader, 1951 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Donax elongatus Lamarck,...)
non Donax elongatus Lamarck, 1818
- Variety Donax aperittus var. elongata Viader, 1951 accepted as Donax aperittus Melvill, 1897 accepted as Tentidonax aperittus (Melvill, 1897) (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Donax elongatus Lamarck, 1818)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donax aperittus Melvill, 1897. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494692 on 2025-09-12
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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]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 24, pl. 7, fig. 33. [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
