WoRMS name details
Corbula pygmaea Hanley, 1843
1602962 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1602962)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846].
page(s): pl. 12, fig. 34. [details]
page(s): pl. 12, fig. 34. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Corbula pygmaea Hanley, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1602962 on 2026-08-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846].
page(s): pl. 12, fig. 34. [details]
page(s): pl. 12, fig. 34. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Coan E.V. & Kabat A.R. (2012) The malacological works and taxa of Sylvanius Hanley (1819-1899). <i>Malacologia</i> 55(2): 285-359., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.055.0208
page(s): 323. [details]
status source 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)
note: Nomen dubium. [details]
page(s): 323. [details]
status source 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)
note: Nomen dubium. [details]
Other
additional source
Hanley S.C.T. (1842-1843). Illustrated, enlarged and English edition of Lamarck's species of shells .... forming the third edition of the Index Testaceologicus. London: Wood. 224+8+[3]+8 pp., 3 pls. [pp. 1-32. pl. 1-2. late 1842; pp. 11-32 [reissue], 33-144, early 1843; pp. 145-224 +8+[3]+8 pp., pl. 3, late 1843]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16229395
page(s): plate explanation page 6. [details]
page(s): plate explanation page 6. [details]
