WoRMS taxon details
Davila plana (Hanley, 1843)
505802 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:505802)
accepted
Species
Davila polita Gray, 1853 · unaccepted
Mesodesma crassula Reeve, 1854 · unaccepted
Mesodesma munda A. A. Gould, 1850 · unaccepted
Mesodesma planum Hanley, 1843 · unaccepted
marine
(of Mesodesma planum Hanley, 1843) Hanley, S. (1843). Descriptions of five new species of bivalve shells, from the collection of W. Metcalfe, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Volume 11 [for 1843], pp. 101-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680079
page(s): 102 [details]
page(s): 102 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Davila plana (Hanley, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505802 on 2026-01-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mesodesma crassula Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Mesodesma</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8. L. Reeve & Co., London. Pls 1-4, and unpaginated text. [stated date: July 1854]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120513 [details]
original description (of Mesodesma munda A. A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 217. [details]
original description (of Davila polita Gray, 1853) Gray, J. E. (1853). A revision of the genera of some of the families of Conchifera or bivalve shells. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 11: 33-44, 398-402., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13785724 [details]
original description (of Mesodesma planum Hanley, 1843) Hanley, S. (1843). Descriptions of five new species of bivalve shells, from the collection of W. Metcalfe, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Volume 11 [for 1843], pp. 101-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680079
page(s): 102 [details]
basis of record 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]
original description (of Mesodesma munda A. A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 217. [details]
original description (of Davila polita Gray, 1853) Gray, J. E. (1853). A revision of the genera of some of the families of Conchifera or bivalve shells. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 11: 33-44, 398-402., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13785724 [details]
original description (of Mesodesma planum Hanley, 1843) Hanley, S. (1843). Descriptions of five new species of bivalve shells, from the collection of W. Metcalfe, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Volume 11 [for 1843], pp. 101-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680079
page(s): 102 [details]
basis of record 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナミノコマスオ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Davila plana (Hanley, 1843) Philippines, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga, Caldara Ba...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mesodesma munda Holotype USNM 5898) (from synonym Mesodesma munda A. A. Gould, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mesodesma munda A. A. Gould, 1850)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Davila plana (Hanley, 1843) Philippines, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga, Caldara Ba...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mesodesma munda Holotype USNM 5898) (from synonym Mesodesma munda A. A. Gould, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mesodesma munda A. A. Gould, 1850)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally, from synonym
