WoRMS name details
Ostrea forskahlii Gmelin, 1791
542100 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:542100)
uncertain > unassessed
Species
Crassostrea forskahlii (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ostrea (Ostreola) forskalii Chemnitz, 1785 · unaccepted (non binomial)
Ostrea forskali [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Ostrea forskäli [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Saccostrea forskahlii (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3336 [details]
page(s): 3336 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ostrea forskahlii Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=542100 on 2026-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3336 [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]
page(s): 3336 [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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Tan, S.K., Wells, F.E., Tan, K.S., Lukehursts, S.S., Morgan, M. & Fotedar, S. (2025). Identity of the enigmatic oyster Saccostrea cuccullata (Bivalvia: Ostreidae). <em>Journal of Mollusca Studies.</em> 91: 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyaf007
page(s): 10 [details]
page(s): 10 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
