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Ligula prismatica Montagu, 1808

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AphiaID

152841 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152841)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)

Rank

Species

Parent

Ligula Montagu, 1808 accepted as Scrobicularia Schumacher, 1815

Original name

Ligula prismatica Montagu, 1808

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Montagu, G. (1808). Supplement to Testacea Britannica with Additional Plates. Woolmer, Exeter. v + 183 pp., pl. 17-30. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61685744 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ligula prismatica Montagu, 1808. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152841 on 2026-06-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-14 07:47:17Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-11-19 08:29:14Z

checked

Huber, Markus

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The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description Montagu, G. (1808). Supplement to Testacea Britannica with Additional Plates. Woolmer, Exeter. v + 183 pp., pl. 17-30. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61685744 [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy 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]

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