MolluscaBase name details
Ostrea purpurea [Lightfoot], 1786
542201 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:542201)
unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): 139 [details]
page(s): 139 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ostrea purpurea [Lightfoot], 1786. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=542201 on 2025-09-10
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Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): 139 [details]
taxonomy source Tan, S.K., Wells, F.E., Tan, K.S., Lukehursts, S.S., Morgan, M. & Fotedar, S. (2025). Identity of the enigmatic oyster Saccostrea cuccullata (Bivalvia: Ostreidae). <em>Journal of Mollusca Studies.</em> 91: 1-16.
page(s): 10 [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): 139 [details]
taxonomy source Tan, S.K., Wells, F.E., Tan, K.S., Lukehursts, S.S., Morgan, M. & Fotedar, S. (2025). Identity of the enigmatic oyster Saccostrea cuccullata (Bivalvia: Ostreidae). <em>Journal of Mollusca Studies.</em> 91: 1-16.
page(s): 10 [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]
