WoRMS name details
Lepton ovatum Tate, 1887
719871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:719871)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Tate, R. (1887). Descriptions of some new species of South Australian marine and freshwater Mollusca. <em>Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 9: 62-74, pls. 4, 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26251553
page(s): 68, pl. 5 fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 68, pl. 5 fig. 11 [details]
Type locality contained in Australian part of the Bass Strait
type locality contained in Australian part of the Bass Strait [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lepton ovatum Tate, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719871 on 2026-02-25
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Nomenclature
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Tate, R. (1887). Descriptions of some new species of South Australian marine and freshwater Mollusca. <em>Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 9: 62-74, pls. 4, 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26251553
page(s): 68, pl. 5 fig. 11 [details]
basis of record 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]. [details]
page(s): 68, pl. 5 fig. 11 [details]
basis of record 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]. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
