WoRMS taxon details
Leporimetis orbicularis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
AphiaID: 605429
AphiaID: 605429
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Tellinoidea (Superfamily) > Tellinidae (Family) > Leporimetis (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Leporimetis Iredale, 1930 | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Apolymetis orbicularis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Tellina orbicularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (original combination) | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 188 [details] additional source: Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 226 [details] from synonym: Sowerby, G. B., III. 1889. Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. Journal of Conchology 6:6-15, 1 pl. page(s): 13 [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605429 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Sartori, A.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Leporimetis orbicularis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605429 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||
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