WoRMS name details
Mya purpurea Montagu, 1808 sensu W. Turton, 1822
751390 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:751390)
unaccepted (misapplication)
Species
marine
Not documented
Taxonomy Turton (1822) based his new genus Agina on a specimen of Hiatella misidentified as Mya purpurea Montagu, 1808 (=Turtonia...
Taxonomy Turton (1822) based his new genus Agina on a specimen of Hiatella misidentified as Mya purpurea Montagu, 1808 (=Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780), see Warén (1983: 165). This is a case open to application of ICZN art. 70.3 and there it would be preferable to select Hiatella and therefore avoid to displace the well-known name Turtonia Alder, 1848. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mya purpurea Montagu, 1808 sensu W. Turton, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751390 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
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Warén A.W. (1983). Marine Mollusca described by W. Turton and W. Clark. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 31(3): 161-171., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63040212
page(s): 165 [details]
page(s): 165 [details]
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Taxonomy Turton (1822) based his new genus Agina on a specimen of Hiatella misidentified as Mya purpurea Montagu, 1808 (=Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780), see Warén (1983: 165). This is a case open to application of ICZN art. 70.3 and there it would be preferable to select Hiatella and therefore avoid to displace the well-known name Turtonia Alder, 1848. [details]
