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Veprichlamys Iredale, 1929

AphiaID

393644 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:393644)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Chlamys perillustris Iredale, 1925 accepted as Veprichlamys perillustris (Iredale, 1925) (type by original designation)

Parent

Chlamydini Teppner, 1922

Original name

Veprichlamys Iredale, 1929

Direct children (8)

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Species Veprichlamys africana Dijkstra & Kilburn, 2001
Species Veprichlamys deynzerorum Dijkstra, 2004
Species Veprichlamys incantata (Hertlein, 1972)
Species Veprichlamys jousseaumei (Bavay, 1904)
Species Veprichlamys kiwaensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1933)
Species Veprichlamys perillustris (Iredale, 1925)
Species Veprichlamys versipellis Dijkstra & Kastoro, 1997
Species Veprichlamys challengeri (E. A. Smith, 1891) accepted as Pseudamussium challengeri (E. A. Smith, 1891) (superseded combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 164, 188 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Veprichlamys Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=393644 on 2026-06-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-23 22:24:00Z

created

Dijkstra, Henk

2011-10-01 08:49:20Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-08-08 20:44:12Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 164, 188 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomy

redescription 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]

redescription Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. Vita Malacologica. 10: 1-108 [6 April 2013]., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/504769 [details]

Other

additional source Dijkstra, H. H. (1995). Bathyal Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae, Pectinidae) from New Caledonia and adjacent areas. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 9-73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58833137 [details]

additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]