WoRMS taxon details
Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918)
1430157 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1430157)
accepted
Species
Abra cadabra Eames & Wilkins, 1957 · unaccepted
Corbula (Erodona) mesopotamica Annandale, 1918 · unaccepted (original combination)
Corbula mesopotamica Annandale, 1918 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Theora cadabra (Eames & Wilkins, 1957) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Corbula (Erodona) mesopotamica Annandale, 1918) Annandale, T. N. (1918). Freshwater shells from Mesopotamia. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 15 (3): 159-170, pl. 20. Calcutta [30 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11126975
page(s): 170, pl. 20 figs 12-13. [details]
page(s): 170, pl. 20 figs 12-13. [details]
Type locality contained in Iraq, Kuwait Bay
type locality contained in Iraq [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Kuwait Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Kuwait Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Theora mesopotamica (Annandale, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1430157 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Abra cadabra Eames & Wilkins, 1957) Eames, F. E. & Wilkins, G. L. (1957). Six new molluscan species from the alluvium of Lake Hamar near Basrah, Iraq. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 32 (5): 198-203, pls 27-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a064777
page(s): 199, pl. 27 figs 4-5. [details]
original description (of Corbula (Erodona) mesopotamica Annandale, 1918) Annandale, T. N. (1918). Freshwater shells from Mesopotamia. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 15 (3): 159-170, pl. 20. Calcutta [30 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11126975
page(s): 170, pl. 20 figs 12-13. [details]
basis of record Plaziat, J.-C. & Younis, W. R. (2005). The modern environments of Molluscs in southern Mesopotamia, Iraq: a guide to paleogeographical reconstructions of Quaternary fluvial, palustrine and marine deposits. <em>Carnets de Geologie.</em> Article 2005/01: 1-18. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 199, pl. 27 figs 4-5. [details]
original description (of Corbula (Erodona) mesopotamica Annandale, 1918) Annandale, T. N. (1918). Freshwater shells from Mesopotamia. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 15 (3): 159-170, pl. 20. Calcutta [30 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11126975
page(s): 170, pl. 20 figs 12-13. [details]
basis of record Plaziat, J.-C. & Younis, W. R. (2005). The modern environments of Molluscs in southern Mesopotamia, Iraq: a guide to paleogeographical reconstructions of Quaternary fluvial, palustrine and marine deposits. <em>Carnets de Geologie.</em> Article 2005/01: 1-18. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
