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Saxidomus purpurata (Sowerby II, 1852) 
AphiaID: 582808

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Veneroidea (Superfamily) > Veneridae (Family) > Saxidomus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Saxidomus Conrad, 1837
Synonymised
taxa
  Saxidomus purpuratus (Sowerby II, 1852) (incorrect gender ending; Saxidomus is feminine)
Source  basis of record (from synonym): Huber M. (2010) 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.  [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine
Link To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
Image 
Saxidomus purpurata
Saxidomus purpurata
added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:582808
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2011-10-23 16:41:52Z  created  Rosenberg, Gary
  
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  Citation: Rosenberg, G. (2013). Saxidomus purpurata (Sowerby II, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582808 on 2013-06-19
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