WoRMS taxon details
Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818)
1055920 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1055920)
accepted
Species
Atlantella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted
Tellina (Tellinella) pulchella Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Tellina lineolata Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Tellina pulchella Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tellina pulchella var. centralis De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tellina pulchella var. polii De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tellina pulchella var. rosea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1898 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tellinella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Tellina pulchella Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 526 [details]
page(s): 526 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1055920 on 2026-07-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tellina pulchella Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 526 [details]
original description (of Tellina lineolata Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
original description (of Tellina pulchella var. rosea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1898) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 644 [details]
basis of record Brunetti, M. M. & Della Bella, G. (2023). La Famiglia Tellinidae Blainville, 1814, nel Plio-Pleistocene dell'Europa meridionale, terza e ultima parte: i generi <i>Macomopsis</i> Sacco, 1901 e <i>Moerella</i> P. Fischer, 1887 con descrizione di quattro specie nuove. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 58(2): 188-213., available online at https://doi.org/10.53559/bollmalacol.2023.07
page(s): 206, figs 11A-D [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 526 [details]
original description (of Tellina lineolata Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
original description (of Tellina pulchella var. rosea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1898) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 644 [details]
basis of record Brunetti, M. M. & Della Bella, G. (2023). La Famiglia Tellinidae Blainville, 1814, nel Plio-Pleistocene dell'Europa meridionale, terza e ultima parte: i generi <i>Macomopsis</i> Sacco, 1901 e <i>Moerella</i> P. Fischer, 1887 con descrizione di quattro specie nuove. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 58(2): 188-213., available online at https://doi.org/10.53559/bollmalacol.2023.07
page(s): 206, figs 11A-D [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χρωματιστή τελλίνα [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (77 publications) (from synonym Tellina pulchella Lamarck, 1818)
To Malacopics (Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) Belgium, Antwerpen, 7e Havendok)
To Malacopics (Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientale...
To PESI (from synonym Tellina pulchella Lamarck, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina lineolata Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina pulchella var. centralis De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina pulchella var. polii De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina pulchella var. rosea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1898)
To Malacopics (Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) Belgium, Antwerpen, 7e Havendok)
To Malacopics (Moerella pulchella (Lamarck, 1818) France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientale...
To PESI (from synonym Tellina pulchella Lamarck, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina lineolata Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina pulchella var. centralis De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina pulchella var. polii De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina pulchella var. rosea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1898)