WoRMS name details
Donax dysoni Reeve, 1854
1442527 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1442527)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date:pl. 1-6, September 1854; pl. 7-8, October 1854; pl.9: June 1855]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120533
page(s): pl. 8, species no. 54 [details]
page(s): pl. 8, species no. 54 [details]
Type locality contained in Indian Ocean
type locality contained in Indian Ocean [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donax dysoni Reeve, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1442527 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date:pl. 1-6, September 1854; pl. 7-8, October 1854; pl.9: June 1855]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120533
page(s): pl. 8, species no. 54 [details]
basis of record Qi Zhongyan. (2004). Seashells of China. <em>China Ocean Press.</em> viii + 418 p., 193 pls.
page(s): pl. 157 fig. G [details]
page(s): pl. 8, species no. 54 [details]
basis of record Qi Zhongyan. (2004). Seashells of China. <em>China Ocean Press.</em> viii + 418 p., 193 pls.
page(s): pl. 157 fig. G [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Raven, J.G.M. (H.). (2021). The Donacidae (Bivalvia, Tellinoidea) from the South China Sea and East Asia, with the rediscovery of some forgotten taxa and the description of two new species. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 20: 61-102.
page(s): 83 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 83 [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 353 [details]
page(s): 353 [details]





From editor or global species database
Authority Name attributed by Reeve to Deshayes. [details]