WoRMS taxon details
Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791)
362562 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:362562)
accepted
Species
Circe divaricata (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Circe marmorata Reeve, 1863 · unaccepted
Circe transversaria Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cytherea testudinalis Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Gafrarium divaricata [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Venus divaricata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
marine
(of Venus divaricata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3277 [details]
page(s): 3277 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=362562 on 2025-09-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Circe marmorata 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]
original description (of Circe transversaria 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): 90 [details]
original description (of Venus divaricata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3277 [details]
original description (of Cytherea testudinalis Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 578 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 192. [details]
original description (of Circe transversaria 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): 90 [details]
original description (of Venus divaricata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3277 [details]
original description (of Cytherea testudinalis Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 578 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 192. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
BU. (2013). Provision of services for field sampling, species identification and data analysis of benthic faunal communities of Hong Kong marin waters. Final report submitted to EPD. [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): 240 [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 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): 240 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | forked venus | [details] |
| German | Verzweigte Venusmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | ケマンガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Gafrarium divaricata [sic])
To Barcode of Life (62 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gafrarium divaricata [sic])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Circe divaricata (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Gafrarium divaricatum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gafrarium divaricatum)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To Malacopics (Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791) Indonesia, Papua Barat, Manokwari, collected July 1967, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (62 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gafrarium divaricata [sic])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Circe divaricata (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Gafrarium divaricatum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gafrarium divaricatum)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To Malacopics (Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791) Indonesia, Papua Barat, Manokwari, collected July 1967, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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