WoRMS taxon details
Tellinella pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
606081 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:606081)
accepted
Species
Scutarcopagia pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tellina (Tellinella) asperrima Hanley, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina (Tellinella) pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tellina asperrima Hanley, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tellinella asperrima (Hanley, 1844) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 10, Appendix: iii, pl. 1 fig. 1. [details]
page(s): 10, Appendix: iii, pl. 1 fig. 1. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tellinella pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606081 on 2026-01-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tellina pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 10, Appendix: iii, pl. 1 fig. 1. [details]
original description (of Tellina asperrima Hanley, 1844) Hanley S.C.T. (1844-1845). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Tellina</i> chiefly collected by H. Cuming Esq. in the Philippine Islands and Central America. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 59-64, 68-72 [September 1844]; 140-144, 147-149 [December 1844]; 164-166 [February 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862353
page(s): 59 [details]
basis of record Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
page(s): 482 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 10, Appendix: iii, pl. 1 fig. 1. [details]
original description (of Tellina asperrima Hanley, 1844) Hanley S.C.T. (1844-1845). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Tellina</i> chiefly collected by H. Cuming Esq. in the Philippine Islands and Central America. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 59-64, 68-72 [September 1844]; 140-144, 147-149 [December 1844]; 164-166 [February 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862353
page(s): 59 [details]
basis of record Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
page(s): 482 [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
status source
Dekker, H. (2025). A new <i>Scutarcopagia</i> Pilsbry, 1918 species (Bivalvia, Tellinidae) from Indonesia, with notes on other species in this genus. <em>Acta Malacologica Inquisitionis.</em> 2(1): 78-88., available online at https://archive.org/details/acta-malacologia-inquisitionis-2-1/mode/2up?q=acta+malacologica+inquisitionis
page(s): 79 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 79 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | beautiful tellin [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Zauberhafte Tellmuschel [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | サメハダヒノデガイウロコヒノデガイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Tellina asperrima Hanley, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tellinella asperrima (Hanley, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Tellina pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tellina asperrima Hanley, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tellinella asperrima (Hanley, 1844))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scutarcopagia pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Malacopics (Scutarcopagia pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, by trawling, a... (from synonym Scutarcopagia pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tellinella asperrima (Hanley, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Tellina pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tellina asperrima Hanley, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tellinella asperrima (Hanley, 1844))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scutarcopagia pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Malacopics (Scutarcopagia pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, by trawling, a... (from synonym Scutarcopagia pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
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Hosted externally, from synonym
