WoRMS taxon details
Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
558426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558426)
accepted
Species
Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted (original combination)
Gomphina (Macridiscus) aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gomphina aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gomphina melanaegis Römer, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Venus melanaegis (Römer, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 12 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
Nomenclature Lutaenko (2001) treated the widely used name Donax aequilatera Sowerby, 1825 as a nomen nudum or a nomen dubium. The Venus...
Nomenclature Lutaenko (2001) treated the widely used name Donax aequilatera Sowerby, 1825 as a nomen nudum or a nomen dubium. The Venus or Gomphina aequilatera of authors has been described by Kong et al. as the new species Macridiscus multifarius. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558426 on 2026-09-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gomphina melanaegis Römer, 1860) Römer E. (1860). Beschreibung neuer Venus-Arten. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 7: 148-165. [published December 1860, see pages 145 & 161]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919707
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 12 [details]
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): 12 [details]
Taxonomy
status 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]. [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Lutaenko (2001) treated the widely used name Donax aequilatera Sowerby, 1825 as a nomen nudum or a nomen dubium. The Venus or Gomphina aequilatera of authors has been described by Kong et al. as the new species Macridiscus multifarius. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コタマガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (68 barcodes) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To Barcode of Life (83 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Gomphina aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gomphina aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gomphina melanaegis Römer, 1860)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macridiscus aequilatera)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macridiscus melanaegis) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 88 proteins)
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 88 proteins) (from synonym Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To GenBank (215 nucleotides; 106 proteins) (from synonym Gomphina melanaegis Römer, 1860)
To GenBank (215 nucleotides; 106 proteins) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To Malacopics (Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Japan, Aichi, Mikawa, by trawling, ...
To Malacopics (Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860) Japan, Mie, Kashikojima, low tide, at 3.6 m de... (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To Barcode of Life (83 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Gomphina aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gomphina aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gomphina melanaegis Römer, 1860)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macridiscus aequilatera)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macridiscus melanaegis) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 88 proteins)
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 88 proteins) (from synonym Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
To GenBank (215 nucleotides; 106 proteins) (from synonym Gomphina melanaegis Römer, 1860)
To GenBank (215 nucleotides; 106 proteins) (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
To Malacopics (Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Japan, Aichi, Mikawa, by trawling, ...
To Malacopics (Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860) Japan, Mie, Kashikojima, low tide, at 3.6 m de... (from synonym Macridiscus melanaegis (Römer, 1860))
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally, from synonym
