MolluscaBase - Psammotreta (Leporimetis) obesa (Deshayes, 1855)

WoRMS name details

Psammotreta (Leporimetis) obesa (Deshayes, 1855)

AphiaID

606789 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:606789)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Leporimetis obesa (Deshayes, 1855)

Rank

Species

Parent

Psammotreta (Leporimetis) Iredale, 1930 represented as Leporimetis Iredale, 1930

Original name

Tellina obesa Deshayes, 1855

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Tellina obesa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 354 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Psammotreta (Leporimetis) obesa (Deshayes, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606789 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-07-31 09:14:34Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2016-06-12 07:47:41Z

changed

Sartori, André F.

Licensing

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

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Tellina obesa Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 354 [details]

Taxonomy

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]