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Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
558426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558426)
accepted
Species
Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted (original combination)
Gomphina (Macridiscus) aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gomphina aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gomphina melanaegis (Römer, 1860) · unaccepted
Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860) · unaccepted
Venus (Gomphina) melanaegis Römer, 1860 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 12 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
Nomenclature Lutaenko (2001) treated the widely used name Donax aequilatera Sowerby, 1825 as a nomen nudum or a nomen dubium. The Venus...
Nomenclature Lutaenko (2001) treated the widely used name Donax aequilatera Sowerby, 1825 as a nomen nudum or a nomen dubium. The Venus or Gomphina aequilatera of authors has been described by Kong et al. as the new species Macridiscus multifarius. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558426 on 2025-09-10
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(of Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 12 [details]
status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
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Nomenclature Lutaenko (2001) treated the widely used name Donax aequilatera Sowerby, 1825 as a nomen nudum or a nomen dubium. The Venus or Gomphina aequilatera of authors has been described by Kong et al. as the new species Macridiscus multifarius. [details]
To Malacopics (Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Japan, Aichi, Mikawa, by trawling, at 3.6-9 m depth, collected 1991-00-00, ex coll. Natuurmuseum Enschede .)
To Malacopics (Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Japan, Mie-ken, Kashikojima, at 3.6 m depth, collected 1989, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt .)
To Malacopics (Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860) Japan, Mie, Kashikojima, low tide, at 3.6 m depth, collected 1989, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To Malacopics (Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Japan, Mie-ken, Kashikojima, at 3.6 m depth, collected 1989, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt .)
To Malacopics (Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860) Japan, Mie, Kashikojima, low tide, at 3.6 m depth, collected 1989, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
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