WoRMS taxon details
Dosinia hepatica (Lamarck, 1818)
216571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216571)
accepted
Species
Cytherea (Artemis) hepatica Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Cytherea (Artemis) rubicunda R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cytherea hepatica Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted (original combination)
Dosinia becki W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Dosinia consobrina Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted
Dosinia hepatica f. subquadrata (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted
Dosinia occulta Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cytherea hepatica Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 572 [details]
page(s): 572 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Dosinia hepatica (Lamarck, 1818). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216571 on 2026-08-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dosinia becki W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 243, pl. 65, sp. 1715. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Dosinia consobrina Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Cytherea hepatica Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 572 [details]
original description (of Cytherea (Artemis) hepatica var. subquadrata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Dosinia (Sinodia) occulta Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967) Fischer-Piette, E. & Delmas, D. (1967). Revison des mollusques lamellibranches du genre Dosinia Scopoli. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (A), Zoologie.</em> 47(1): 1–91, pls 1-16.
page(s): 15, pl. 4 figs 1-5 [details]
original description (of Cytherea (Artemis) rubicunda R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1845-1847). <i>Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Zweiter Band. 2</i>. Cassel: Fischer. 1-231, pls. 1-48. (publ. dates: (1): 1-32 [Sep 1845]; (2): 33-63 [Oct 1845]; (3): 65-87 [Feb 1846]; (4): 89-121 [Aug 1846]; (5): 123-152 [Oct 1846]; (6): 153-182 [Feb 1847]; (7): 183-212 [Mar 1847]; (8): 213-231 [Apr 1847]). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11073321
page(s): 230, Cytherea pl. 5 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 243, pl. 65, sp. 1715. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Dosinia consobrina Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Cytherea hepatica Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 572 [details]
original description (of Cytherea (Artemis) hepatica var. subquadrata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Dosinia (Sinodia) occulta Fischer-Piette & Delmas, 1967) Fischer-Piette, E. & Delmas, D. (1967). Revison des mollusques lamellibranches du genre Dosinia Scopoli. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (A), Zoologie.</em> 47(1): 1–91, pls 1-16.
page(s): 15, pl. 4 figs 1-5 [details]
original description (of Cytherea (Artemis) rubicunda R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1845-1847). <i>Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Zweiter Band. 2</i>. Cassel: Fischer. 1-231, pls. 1-48. (publ. dates: (1): 1-32 [Sep 1845]; (2): 33-63 [Oct 1845]; (3): 65-87 [Feb 1846]; (4): 89-121 [Aug 1846]; (5): 123-152 [Oct 1846]; (6): 153-182 [Feb 1847]; (7): 183-212 [Mar 1847]; (8): 213-231 [Apr 1847]). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11073321
page(s): 230, Cytherea pl. 5 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 193. [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 240. [details]
additional 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) [details]
additional source Nel, H.A., Perissinotto, R. & Taylor, R.H. (2012). Diversity of bivalve molluscs in the St Lucia estuary, with an annotated and illustrated checklist. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 53(2): 503–525., available online at https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.023.0202
page(s): 524. [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 193. [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 240. [details]
additional 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) [details]
additional source Nel, H.A., Perissinotto, R. & Taylor, R.H. (2012). Diversity of bivalve molluscs in the St Lucia estuary, with an annotated and illustrated checklist. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 53(2): 503–525., available online at https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.023.0202
page(s): 524. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dosinia hepatica)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cytherea hepatica Lamarck, 1818)
To Malacopics (Dosinia hepatica (Lamarck, 1818) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, low tide ...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dosinia hepatica)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cytherea hepatica Lamarck, 1818)
To Malacopics (Dosinia hepatica (Lamarck, 1818) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, low tide ...
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