WoRMS name details
Amphidesma cancellata A. d'Orbigny, 1853
537343 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:537343)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (junior homonym)
Species
Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Semele (Amphidesma) Lamarck, 1818 represented as Semele Schumacher, 1817
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: 241, pl. 25 figs 42-44 [details]
page(s): 2: 241, pl. 25 figs 42-44 [details]
Homonymy Homonym of Amphidesma cancellata G.B. Sowerby I, 1853
Homonymy Homonym of Amphidesma cancellata G.B. Sowerby I, 1853 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Amphidesma cancellata A. d'Orbigny, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537343 on 2026-09-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: 241, pl. 25 figs 42-44 [details]
page(s): 2: 241, pl. 25 figs 42-44 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Gardner, J. A. (1943). Mollusca from the Miocene and lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina. Part 1. Pelecypoda. With a summary of the stratigraphy by W. C. Mansfield. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 199-A: i-iv, 1-178, 1-23 pls., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=8-kqAQAAIAAJ
page(s): 102 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy 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]
page(s): 102 [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy 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]
Other
additional source
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853 ["1845"]). Moluscos. In R. de la Sagra (Ed.) <i>Historia fisica politica y natural de la isla de Cuba</i>. Segunda Parte, Historia Natural, Tomo V. 376 pp. Paris, Libreria de Arthus Bertrand, and Madrid, Establecimiento Tipografico de Don Francisco de P. Mellado. , available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9828
page(s): 297 [details]
page(s): 297 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Homonym of Amphidesma cancellata G.B. Sowerby I, 1853 [details]
