WoRMS name details
Pythina peculiaris A. Adams, 1856
593265 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:593265)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. (1856). Descriptions of thirty four new species of bivalve Mollusca (<i>Leda, Nucula</i>, and <i>Pythina</i>) from the Cumingian collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 24 (1856): 47-53., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860573
page(s): 47. [details]
page(s): 47. [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lanka [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pythina peculiaris A. Adams, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593265 on 2026-08-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. (1856). Descriptions of thirty four new species of bivalve Mollusca (<i>Leda, Nucula</i>, and <i>Pythina</i>) from the Cumingian collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 24 (1856): 47-53., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860573
page(s): 47. [details]
page(s): 47. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Barnard, K. H. (1964). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca. Part V. Lamellibranchiata. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 47(3): 361-593., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854756
page(s): 487 [details]
source of synonymy Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 487 [details]
source of synonymy Higo, S.; Callomon, P.; Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
