WoRMS taxon details
Megapitaria aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831)
714775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:714775)
accepted
Species
Callista aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831) · unaccepted
Cytherea aurantiaca G. B. Sowerby I, 1831 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cytherea livida R. A. Philippi, 1845 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Cytherea aurantiaca G. B. Sowerby I, 1831) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 33, [68], fig. 3. [details]
page(s): 33, [68], fig. 3. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megapitaria aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714775 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cytherea aurantiaca G. B. Sowerby I, 1831) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 33, [68], fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Cytherea livida R. A. Philippi, 1845) Philippi, [R.] A. (1845). Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 11: 50-71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776400
page(s): 54 [details]
page(s): 33, [68], fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Cytherea livida R. A. Philippi, 1845) Philippi, [R.] A. (1845). Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 11: 50-71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776400
page(s): 54 [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]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Callista aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Conchology (Megapitaria aurantiaca)
To Malacopics (Megapitaria aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831) Mexico, Baja California Sur, La Paz,...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Callista aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Conchology (Megapitaria aurantiaca)
To Malacopics (Megapitaria aurantiaca (G. B. Sowerby I, 1831) Mexico, Baja California Sur, La Paz,...
