WoRMS taxon details
Circe quoyi (Hanley, 1846)
507517 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507517)
accepted
Species
Circe plana Odhner, 1917 · unaccepted
Circe weedingi Cotton, 1934 · unaccepted
Cytherea quoyi Hanley, 1846 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cytherea quoyi Hanley, 1846) Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39463517
page(s): 11, explanation of pl. 15. [details]
page(s): 11, explanation of pl. 15. [details]
Type locality contained in Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Circe quoyi (Hanley, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507517 on 2026-01-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Circe plana Odhner, 1917) Odhner, N. H. (1917). Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1912. Mollusca. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 52(16): 1-115, 3 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46807
page(s): 27 [details]
original description (of Circe weedingi Cotton, 1934) Cotton B.C. (1934) Pelecypoda of the Flindersian region, southern Australia. No. 3. <i>Records of the South Australian Museum</i> 5(2): 173-178. [Published 31 July 1934]
page(s): 174 [details]
original description (of Cytherea quoyi Hanley, 1846) Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39463517
page(s): 11, explanation of pl. 15. [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)
note: Dated 1844. [details]
page(s): 27 [details]
original description (of Circe weedingi Cotton, 1934) Cotton B.C. (1934) Pelecypoda of the Flindersian region, southern Australia. No. 3. <i>Records of the South Australian Museum</i> 5(2): 173-178. [Published 31 July 1934]
page(s): 174 [details]
original description (of Cytherea quoyi Hanley, 1846) Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39463517
page(s): 11, explanation of pl. 15. [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)
note: Dated 1844. [details]
Other
additional source
Coan E.V. & Kabat A.R. (2012) The malacological works and taxa of Sylvanius Hanley (1819-1899). <i>Malacologia</i> 55(2): 285-359.
page(s): 321; note: Date of publication. [details]
page(s): 321; note: Date of publication. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes) (from synonym Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758), sensu F. E. Wells & Bryce, 1988)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Circe plana Odhner, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758), sensu F. E. Wells & Bryce, 1988)
To Conchology (Circe quoyi)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Circe scripta) (from synonym Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758), sensu F. E. Wells & Bryce, 1988)
To Malacopics (Circe quoyi (Hanley, 1846) Australia, Western Australia, Carnarvon, in rubble and s...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Circe weedingi Cotton, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Circe plana Odhner, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) (from synonym Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758), sensu F. E. Wells & Bryce, 1988)
To Conchology (Circe quoyi)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Circe scripta) (from synonym Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758), sensu F. E. Wells & Bryce, 1988)
To Malacopics (Circe quoyi (Hanley, 1846) Australia, Western Australia, Carnarvon, in rubble and s...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Circe weedingi Cotton, 1934)