WoRMS taxon details
Katadesmia cuneata (Jeffreys, 1876)
140306 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140306)
accepted
Species
Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Neilonella menziesi A. H. Clarke, 1959 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Quadratonucula menziesi (A. H. Clarke, 1959) · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Saturnia menziesi (A. H. Clarke, 1959) · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876) Jeffreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the <i>Pecten</i>, <i>Mytilus</i> and <i>Arca</i> families, procured in the Valorous expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 424-436 [novembre]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925427
page(s): 435-436 [details]
page(s): 435-436 [details]
Type locality contained in Davis Strait
type locality contained in Davis Strait [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Katadesmia cuneata (Jeffreys, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140306 on 2026-09-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Neilonella menziesi A. H. Clarke, 1959) Clarke, A. H., Jr. (1959). New abyssal molluscs from off Bermuda collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 33(5): 231–238, pl. 13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a064827
page(s): 235, figs 1-2 [details]
original description (of Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876) Jeffreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the <i>Pecten</i>, <i>Mytilus</i> and <i>Arca</i> families, procured in the Valorous expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 424-436 [novembre]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925427
page(s): 435-436 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 235, figs 1-2 [details]
original description (of Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876) Jeffreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the <i>Pecten</i>, <i>Mytilus</i> and <i>Arca</i> families, procured in the Valorous expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 424-436 [novembre]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925427
page(s): 435-436 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.06 [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]
subsequent type designation Soot-Ryen, T. (1966). Revision of the pelecypods from the Michael Sars north Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. <em>Sarsia.</em> 24(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1966.10409564
page(s): 3; note: lectotype designated [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]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]
subsequent type designation Soot-Ryen, T. (1966). Revision of the pelecypods from the Michael Sars north Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. <em>Sarsia.</em> 24(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1966.10409564
page(s): 3; note: lectotype designated [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Katadesmia cuneata)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Malacopics (Katadesmia cuneata (Jeffreys,1876) Montenegro, Adriatic Sea, 41°45.3 N 18°9.0 E, at...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Katadesmia cuneata)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To Malacopics (Katadesmia cuneata (Jeffreys,1876) Montenegro, Adriatic Sea, 41°45.3 N 18°9.0 E, at...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Malletia cuneata Jeffreys, 1876)
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