MolluscaBase - Orbicula Cuvier, 1798

MolluscaBase name details

Orbicula Cuvier, 1798

AphiaID

869105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:869105)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Crania Retzius, 1781 †

Rank

Genus

Parent

Craniidae Menke, 1828

Direct children (2)

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Species Orbicula granulata J. de C. Sowerby, 1826 † accepted as Puncturellopsis granulata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Orbicula maeotis Eichwald, 1840 † accepted as Berlieria maeotis (Eichwald, 1840) † (basionym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary table of the natural history of animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase (2025). Orbicula Cuvier, 1798. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869105 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2016-02-04 06:26:03Z

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db_admin

2023-08-13 22:05:45Z

changed

Verhoeff, Tristan

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary table of the natural history of animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076 [details]