WoRMS taxon details
Ostrea capsa Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
506724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506724)
accepted
Species
marine
Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). <i>Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux</i>. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58562487
page(s): 271 [details]
page(s): 271 [details]
Nomenclature The earlier name Ostrea capsa Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 has been put forward by Huber (2010: 607-608) as the valid name to...
Nomenclature The earlier name Ostrea capsa Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 has been put forward by Huber (2010: 607-608) as the valid name to be used for Ostrea stentina, a name which is in usage and for which the provisions of ICZN art. 23.9 may apply. Nevertheless Garzia et al. (2026) tentatively use this name to denote an Atlantic clade of small oysters which appears specifically distinct from Mediterranean Ostrea stentina, therefore remove it from the synonymy of the latter. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ostrea capsa Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506724 on 2026-11-04
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Nomenclature
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Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). <i>Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux</i>. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58562487
page(s): 271 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 271 [details]
basis of record 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]
Taxonomy
status source
Garzia, M.; Gofas, S.; Mariottini, P.; Salvi, D. (2026). Systematic and taxonomic revision of <i>Ostrea stentina</i> species complex (Bivalvia: Ostreidae): new insights from a topotype‐based integrative approach. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.70090 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature The earlier name Ostrea capsa Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 has been put forward by Huber (2010: 607-608) as the valid name to be used for Ostrea stentina, a name which is in usage and for which the provisions of ICZN art. 23.9 may apply. Nevertheless Garzia et al. (2026) tentatively use this name to denote an Atlantic clade of small oysters which appears specifically distinct from Mediterranean Ostrea stentina, therefore remove it from the synonymy of the latter. [details]
