MolluscaBase - Cyrena insignis Deshayes, 1855

WoRMS name details

Cyrena insignis Deshayes, 1855

AphiaID

606353 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:606353)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801)

Rank

Species

Parent

Cyrena Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Original name

Cyrena insignis Deshayes, 1855

Environment

marine

Original description

Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 20 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cyrena insignis Deshayes, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606353 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-07-23 06:57:22Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-11-18 20:14:13Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 20 [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]