WoRMS name details
Quadrans (Obtellina) sericatus (Melvill, 1898)
1899665 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1899665)
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Species
Quadrans (Obtellina) Iredale, 1929 represented as Quadrans Bertin, 1878
marine
(of Tellina (Angulus) sericata Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 35-36, pl. 2, fig. 18 [details]
page(s): 35-36, pl. 2, fig. 18 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Quadrans (Obtellina) sericatus (Melvill, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1899665 on 2026-07-06
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(of Tellina (Angulus) sericata Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 35-36, pl. 2, fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
page(s): 35-36, pl. 2, fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
