WoRMS name details
Orbicula Cuvier, 1798
869105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:869105)
unaccepted
Genus
- Species Orbicula antillarum d'Orbigny, 1845 accepted as Discradisca antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula cumingii Broderip, 1833 accepted as Discradisca cumingii (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula laevis Sowerby, 1822 accepted as Discinisca laevis (Sowerby, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula lamellosa Broderip, 1833 accepted as Discinisca lamellosa (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula stella (Gould, 1862) accepted as Discradisca stella (Gould, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula strigata Broderip, 1834 accepted as Discradisca strigata (Broderip, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Orbicula tenuis Sowerby, 1847 accepted as Discinisca tenuis (Sowerby, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Cuvier, G. (1798). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076 [details] 
WoRMS (2024). Orbicula Cuvier, 1798. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869105 on 2024-11-22
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original description
Cuvier, G. (1798). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076 [details]
