Marine Species Traits - Discors multipunctatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Traits taxon details

Discors multipunctatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

To Conchology (Discors multipunctatum RED)

AphiaID

826913 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:826913)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Discors Deshayes, 1858

Original name

Cardium multipunctatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): 84 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Discors multipunctatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826913 on 2025-09-19

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Discors multipunctatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826913 on 2025-09-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-11-28 08:12:35Z

created

ter Poorten, Jan Johan

2019-05-11 12:22:31Z

changed

ter Poorten, Jan Johan

2020-05-12 06:05:54Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): 84 [details]

basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 92; note: possible syntypes figured (pl. 27 figs 1-2) [details]