WoRMS taxon details
Kellia rotunda (Deshayes, 1856)
605403 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605403)
accepted
Species
Erycina rotunda Deshayes, 1856 · unaccepted (original combination)
Marikellia rotunda (Deshayes, 1856) · unaccepted
Tellimya rotunda (Deshayes, 1856) · unaccepted
marine
(of Erycina rotunda Deshayes, 1856) Deshayes, G. P. (1856). Description de nouvelles espèces du genre <i>Erycina</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1855) 23: 181-183., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748078
page(s): 181 [details]
page(s): 181 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Kellia rotunda (Deshayes, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605403 on 2026-01-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Erycina rotunda Deshayes, 1856) Deshayes, G. P. (1856). Description de nouvelles espèces du genre <i>Erycina</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1855) 23: 181-183., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748078
page(s): 181 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 175; note: Huber (2015) considered S. Afr material to be Kellia becki (Turton, 1932) [details]
page(s): 181 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 175; note: Huber (2015) considered S. Afr material to be Kellia becki (Turton, 1932) [details]
Other
additional source
Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746].
page(s): 497. [details]
page(s): 497. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Malacopics (Kellia rotunda (Deshayes,1856) Australia, New South Wales, Dee Why)
To Malacopics (Kellia rotunda (Deshayes,1856) Australia, New South Wales, Dee Why)
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