WoRMS name details
Florimetis Olsson & Harbison, 1953
225615 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225615)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Tellina intastriata Say, 1826 accepted as Leporimetis ephippium (L. Spengler, 1798) (type by original designation)
Hemimetis (Florimetis) Olsson & Harbison, 1953 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Florimetis asthenodon (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) accepted as Asthenometis asthenodon (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
- Species Florimetis coarctata (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Leporimetis coarctata (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Florimetis cognata (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902) accepted as Leporimetis cognata (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902)
- Species Florimetis dombei (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Psammotreta dombei (Hanley, 1844)
- Species Florimetis papyracea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Leporimetis papyracea (Gmelin, 1791)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Hemimetis (Florimetis) Olsson & Harbison, 1953) Olsson, A. A.; Harbison, A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 1-457, pls 1-65.
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page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Florimetis Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225615 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hemimetis (Florimetis) Olsson & Harbison, 1953) Olsson, A. A.; Harbison, A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 1-457, pls 1-65.
page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Oliver, P. G. (1992). Bivalved seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden: Christa Hemmen. pp. 1-330.
page(s): 158 [details]
page(s): 158 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
