MolluscaBase - Gemma purpurea (H. C. Lea, 1842)

WoRMS name details

Gemma purpurea (H. C. Lea, 1842)

AphiaID

1451571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1451571)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834)

Rank

Species

Parent

Gemma Deshayes, 1853

Original name

Cyrena purpurea H. C. Lea, 1842

Environment

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

Original description

(of Cyrena purpurea H. C. Lea, 1842) Lea, H.C. (1842). Descriptions of eight new species of shells native to the United States. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 42: 106-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30869140
page(s): 106-107, pl. 1, fig. 1 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gemma purpurea (H. C. Lea, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1451571 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-08-03 15:26:09Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Attributes (4)

Nomenclature

original description (of Cyrena purpurea H. C. Lea, 1842) Lea, H.C. (1842). Descriptions of eight new species of shells native to the United States. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 42: 106-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30869140
page(s): 106-107, pl. 1, fig. 1 [details]

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