WoRMS taxon details
Diplothyra curta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
506991 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506991)
accepted
Species
Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862 · unaccepted
Martesia intercalata P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted
Pholas curta G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pholas grayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 · unaccepted
marine
(of Pholas curta G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection formed by Mr. Cuming, chiefly 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> 1834: 68–72. [26 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859664
page(s): 71 [details]
page(s): 71 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diplothyra curta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506991 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pholas curta G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection formed by Mr. Cuming, chiefly 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> 1834: 68–72. [26 September]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859664
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Pholas grayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1872) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Pholas</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18. pls 1–12 and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 2-5, Mar. 1872; 1, 6-12, Aug. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209249
page(s): Sp. 46 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Pholas grayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1872) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Pholas</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18. pls 1–12 and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 2-5, Mar. 1872; 1, 6-12, Aug. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209249
page(s): Sp. 46 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | oyster piddock [from synonym] | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Diplothyra smithii. Tryon, 1862. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 450 - catalog no. 453836) (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Diplothyra smithii. Tryon, 1862. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 450, text-fig. p. 450 - catalog no. 51061) (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To Malacopics (Diplothyra curta (G.B.Sowerby,1834) United States, South Carolina, Myrtle Beach, La...
To ANSP Malacology Collection (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Diplothyra smithii. Tryon, 1862. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 450 - catalog no. 453836) (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Diplothyra smithii. Tryon, 1862. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 450, text-fig. p. 450 - catalog no. 51061) (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862)
To Malacopics (Diplothyra curta (G.B.Sowerby,1834) United States, South Carolina, Myrtle Beach, La...
