WoRMS taxon details
Villorita cyprinoides (J. E. Gray, 1825)
987300 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:987300)
accepted
Species
Corbicula quilonica W. H. Benson, 1860 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Cyrena cochinensis Hanley, 1859 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Cyrena corbiculaeformis Prime, 1860 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Cyrena cyprinoides J. E. Gray, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyrena recurvata Eydoux, 1838 · unaccepted
Velorita cochinensis (Hanley, 1859) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Velorita delicatula Preston, 1916 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Velorita parvula Prime, 1867 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Villorita cochinensis (Hanley, 1859) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Villorita corbiculoides Prashad, 1927 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Villorita delicatula Preston, 1916 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, terrestrial
(of Cyrena cyprinoides J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 136 [details]
page(s): 136 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Villorita cyprinoides (J. E. Gray, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=987300 on 2026-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Corbicula quilonica W. H. Benson, 1860) Benson, W. H. (1860). Descriptions of freshwater shells collected in Southern India by Lieut. Charles Annesley Benson, 45th M.N.I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 6(33): 257-260., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2267174
page(s): 260 [details]
original description (of Cyrena recurvata Eydoux, 1838) Eydoux, J. (1838). Mollusques du voyage de la Favorite. <em>Magazine de Zoologie.</em> 1838: 1-12, pl. 114-119., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37129027
page(s): 11, pl. 119 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Cyrena cyprinoides J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 136 [details]
original description (of Cyrena cochinensis Hanley, 1859) Hanley, S. (1859). Description of a new <i>Cyrena</i> and <i>Bulla</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 543-544. ["1858"; May 1859]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32272089
page(s): 543 [details]
original description (of Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921) Prashad, B. (1921). Notes on lamellibranchs in the Indian Museum. 3. The genus <i>Villorita</i> Griffith and Pidgeon (=<i>Velorita</i>, Gray). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 22(2): 111-119, pl. 15. [published 22 August 1921]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11201638
page(s): 118, pl. 15 figs 11-14 [details]
original description (of Villorita corbiculoides Prashad, 1927) Prashad, B. (1927). Notes on lamellibranchs in the Indian Museum. 7. On a new species of <i>Villorita</i> Griffith and Pidgeon from Bombay with notes on a Japanese species. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 29(4): 283-286., available online at https://recordsofzsi.com/index.php/zsoi/article/download/163210/112123
page(s): 284, textfigs 1a-d, 2a [details]
original description (of Velorita delicatula Preston, 1916) Preston, H. B. (1916). Report on a collection of Mollusca from the Cochin and Ennur backwaters. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 12(1): 27-39., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11131455
page(s): 37, figs 13, 13a, 13b [details]
original description (of Cyrena corbiculaeformis Prime, 1860) Prime, T. (1860). Descriptions of new species of <i>Cyrena</i> and <i>Corbicula</i> in the cabinet of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297414#page/90/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Velorita parvula Prime, 1867) Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 418 [details]
page(s): 260 [details]
original description (of Cyrena recurvata Eydoux, 1838) Eydoux, J. (1838). Mollusques du voyage de la Favorite. <em>Magazine de Zoologie.</em> 1838: 1-12, pl. 114-119., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37129027
page(s): 11, pl. 119 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Cyrena cyprinoides J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 136 [details]
original description (of Cyrena cochinensis Hanley, 1859) Hanley, S. (1859). Description of a new <i>Cyrena</i> and <i>Bulla</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 543-544. ["1858"; May 1859]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32272089
page(s): 543 [details]
original description (of Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921) Prashad, B. (1921). Notes on lamellibranchs in the Indian Museum. 3. The genus <i>Villorita</i> Griffith and Pidgeon (=<i>Velorita</i>, Gray). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 22(2): 111-119, pl. 15. [published 22 August 1921]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11201638
page(s): 118, pl. 15 figs 11-14 [details]
original description (of Villorita corbiculoides Prashad, 1927) Prashad, B. (1927). Notes on lamellibranchs in the Indian Museum. 7. On a new species of <i>Villorita</i> Griffith and Pidgeon from Bombay with notes on a Japanese species. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 29(4): 283-286., available online at https://recordsofzsi.com/index.php/zsoi/article/download/163210/112123
page(s): 284, textfigs 1a-d, 2a [details]
original description (of Velorita delicatula Preston, 1916) Preston, H. B. (1916). Report on a collection of Mollusca from the Cochin and Ennur backwaters. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 12(1): 27-39., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11131455
page(s): 37, figs 13, 13a, 13b [details]
original description (of Cyrena corbiculaeformis Prime, 1860) Prime, T. (1860). Descriptions of new species of <i>Cyrena</i> and <i>Corbicula</i> in the cabinet of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297414#page/90/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Velorita parvula Prime, 1867) Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 418 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Villorita cornucopia) (from synonym Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Villorita cyprinoides)
To GB Mollusca Types (Corbicula quilonica W.H. Benson, 1860; Paralectotype(s); UMZC I.103195.A-D) (from synonym Corbicula quilonica W. H. Benson, 1860)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Villorita corbiculoides Prashad, 1927)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Villorita cornucopia) (from synonym Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Villorita cyprinoides)
To GB Mollusca Types (Corbicula quilonica W.H. Benson, 1860; Paralectotype(s); UMZC I.103195.A-D) (from synonym Corbicula quilonica W. H. Benson, 1860)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Villorita corbiculoides Prashad, 1927)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Villorita cornucopia Prashad, 1921)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
