MolluscaBase - Lithodomus obesus (R. A. Philippi, 1847)

WoRMS name details

Lithodomus obesus (R. A. Philippi, 1847)

AphiaID

572318 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:572318)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Leiosolenus obesus (R. A. Philippi, 1847)

Rank

Species

Parent

Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798

Original name

Modiola obesa R. A. Philippi, 1847

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Modiola obesa R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 118 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lithodomus obesus (R. A. Philippi, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572318 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-05-20 07:45:46Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2013-01-10 09:18:51Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2016-02-15 12:00:21Z

changed

Sartori, André F.

2023-02-28 12:57:34Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Modiola obesa R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 118 [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/annals/23/1/AJA03040798_574 [details]