MolluscaBase - Tellina elegantissima E. A. Smith, 1885

MolluscaBase name details

Tellina elegantissima E. A. Smith, 1885

AphiaID

711059 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:711059)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Clathrotellina elegantissima (E. A. Smith, 1885)

Rank

Species

Parent

Tellina Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Tellina (Arcopagia) elegantissima E. A. Smith, 1885

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Tellina (Arcopagia) elegantissima E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 105, pl. 4, figs 3-3b. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tellina elegantissima E. A. Smith, 1885. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711059 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-11-22 16:41:28Z

created

Sartori, André F.

2014-01-22 08:16:16Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2016-06-11 14:41:47Z

changed

Sartori, André F.

2021-05-24 09:42:13Z

changed

Herbert, David

2022-10-15 19:21:10Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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original description (of Tellina (Arcopagia) elegantissima E. A. Smith, 1885) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 105, pl. 4, figs 3-3b. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality