MolluscaBase taxon details
Spondylus leucacanthus Broderip, 1833
506940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506940)
accepted
Species
Spondylus leucacantha Broderip, 1833 · unaccepted (incorrect gender of species epithet)
Spondylus ursipes S. S. Berry, 1959 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Spondylus leucacantha Broderip, 1833) Broderip, W. J. (1833). Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera, collected by Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 4-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859444
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
Lectotype NHMUK 1950.8.28.5
Lectotype NHMUK 1950.8.28.5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Spondylus leucacanthus Broderip, 1833. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506940 on 2026-04-07
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original description
(of Spondylus ursipes S. S. Berry, 1959) Berry, S.S. (1959). Notices of some eastern Pacific Mollusca.- III. <em>Leaflets in Malacology.</em> 1(18): 107-113.
page(s): 107 [details]
original description (of Spondylus leucacantha Broderip, 1833) Broderip, W. J. (1833). Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera, collected by Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 4-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859444
page(s): 5 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source White, T. S.; Collins, K. S.; Malcolm, G. (2026). An illustrated catalogue of the type Spondylidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinida) in the Natural History Museum, London. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 24(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2025.2561743
page(s): 31-32, fig. 10A-B [details] Available for editors
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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]
page(s): 107 [details]
original description (of Spondylus leucacantha Broderip, 1833) Broderip, W. J. (1833). Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera, collected by Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 4-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859444
page(s): 5 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source White, T. S.; Collins, K. S.; Malcolm, G. (2026). An illustrated catalogue of the type Spondylidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinida) in the Natural History Museum, London. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 24(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2025.2561743
page(s): 31-32, fig. 10A-B [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Conchology (Spondylus leucacanthus)
To Conchology (Spondylus ursipes) (from synonym Spondylus ursipes S. S. Berry, 1959)
To Malacopics (Spondylus leucacanthus Broderip, 1833 Mexico, Baja California Sur, Bahía San Nicolás...
To Conchology (Spondylus leucacanthus)
To Conchology (Spondylus ursipes) (from synonym Spondylus ursipes S. S. Berry, 1959)
To Malacopics (Spondylus leucacanthus Broderip, 1833 Mexico, Baja California Sur, Bahía San Nicolás...
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