WoRMS name details
Lithophagus caperatus R. A. Philippi, 1849
540456 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:540456)
unaccepted > superseded combination (genus misspelt)
Species
Lithophagus [sic] accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Philippi, R. A. (1849-1851). Centuria quarta testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 6(2): 27–32 [May 1849]; 6(3): 33-35 [July 1849]; 8(2): 29-32 [June 1851]; 8(3): 39-48 [July 1851]; 8(4): 49-64 [15 July 1851]; 8(5): 65-74 [July 1851]. [Second issue (July 1849) entitled in error]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300125
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
Type locality contained in Ryukyu Islands
type locality contained in Ryukyu Islands [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lithophagus caperatus R. A. Philippi, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=540456 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Philippi, R. A. (1849-1851). Centuria quarta testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 6(2): 27–32 [May 1849]; 6(3): 33-35 [July 1849]; 8(2): 29-32 [June 1851]; 8(3): 39-48 [July 1851]; 8(4): 49-64 [15 July 1851]; 8(5): 65-74 [July 1851]. [Second issue (July 1849) entitled in error]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300125
page(s): 25 [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]
page(s): 25 [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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Kleemann K. & Maestrati P. (2012) Pacific <i>Lithophaga</i> (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from recent French expeditions with the description of two new species. <i>Bollettino Malacologico</i> 48: 73-102. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
