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Saxidomus purpurata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)

AphiaID

582808 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:582808)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Saxidomus Conrad, 1837

Original name

Tapes purpurata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1852). Monograph of the genus Tapes. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11075860
page(s): 692 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Saxidomus purpurata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582808 on 2025-05-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Saxidomus purpurata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582808 on 2025-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-10-23 16:41:52Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2022-10-18 23:23:08Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1852). Monograph of the genus Tapes. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11075860
page(s): 692 [details]

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