MolluscaBase - Psammotreta (Psammotreta) pura (Gould, 1853)

WoRMS name details

Psammotreta (Psammotreta) pura (Gould, 1853)

AphiaID

606755 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:606755)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Psammotreta pura (Gould, 1853)

Rank

Species

Parent

Psammotreta (Psammotreta) Dall, 1900 represented as Psammotreta Dall, 1900

Original name

Tellina pura Gould, 1853

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Tellina pura Gould, 1853) Gould, A. A. (1853). Descriptions of shells from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coasts of Mexico and California. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 6: 374-407, pls 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32407065
page(s): 398. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Psammotreta (Psammotreta) pura (Gould, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606755 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-07-30 21:42:45Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Tellina pura Gould, 1853) Gould, A. A. (1853). Descriptions of shells from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coasts of Mexico and California. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 6: 374-407, pls 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32407065
page(s): 398. [details]

Taxonomy

redescription 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]