WoRMS name details
Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) obesa (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
572705 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:572705)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine
(of Modiola obesa R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 118 [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) obesa (R. A. Philippi, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572705 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Modiola obesa R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 118 [details]
basis of record Kleemann K. & Maestrati P. (2012) Pacific Lithophaga (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from recent French expeditions with the description of two new species. Bollettino Malacologico 48: 73-102. [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
basis of record Kleemann K. & Maestrati P. (2012) Pacific Lithophaga (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from recent French expeditions with the description of two new species. Bollettino Malacologico 48: 73-102. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/annals/23/1/AJA03040798_574
page(s): 206. [details]
page(s): 206. [details]





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- Mozambique
- South Africa