WoRMS name details
Cytherea virginea A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
714966 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:714966)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Cytherea Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Meretrix Lamarck, 1799
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 78, pl. 24, fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 78, pl. 24, fig. 10. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cytherea virginea A. Adams & Reeve, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714966 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 78, pl. 24, fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 78, pl. 24, fig. 10. [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]
Other
additional source
Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1922). <i>Cytherea virginea</i> A. Adams and Reeve. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(4): 134., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712174 [details]
