WoRMS taxon details
Circe tumefacta G. B. Sowerby II, 1851
507521 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507521)
accepted
Species
Circe lenticularis Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Circe orbica Reeve, 1863 · unaccepted
marine
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Circe tumefacta G. B. Sowerby II, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507521 on 2025-10-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Circe lenticularis Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 85 [details]
original description (of Circe orbica Reeve, 1863) Reeve, L. A. (1863-1864). Monograph of the genus <i>Circe</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls. 1-10 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-10, Oct. 1863; 1, Feb. 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972277 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 85 [details]
original description (of Circe orbica Reeve, 1863) Reeve, L. A. (1863-1864). Monograph of the genus <i>Circe</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls. 1-10 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-10, Oct. 1863; 1, Feb. 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972277 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Tsi, C. Y. & Ma, S. T. (1982). A preliminary checklist of the marine gastropoda and Bivalvia (Mollusca) of Hong Kong and southern China. In: Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.), vol. 1, pp431-458. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Circe lenticularis Deshayes, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Conchology (Circe tumefacta)
To Malacopics (Circe tumefacta G. B. Sowerby II, 1851 Australia, Western Australia, Cygnet, sandy bottom , at 5 m depth, collected 1986, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Conchology (Circe tumefacta)
To Malacopics (Circe tumefacta G. B. Sowerby II, 1851 Australia, Western Australia, Cygnet, sandy bottom , at 5 m depth, collected 1986, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
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