WoRMS name details
Semele decussatus (W. Wood, 1815)
1753215 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1753215)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Semele decussata (W. Wood, 1815) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina decussata W. Wood, 1815) Wood, W. (1814-1815). <i>General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system</i>. London: John Booth. Vol. 1 [only volume published], lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 pl.
// i–iv, 1–16, pls 1–5 [April 1814]; v-lxi, 17-246, pls 6-60 [1815]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/131274
page(s): 190 [details]
page(s): 190 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Semele decussatus (W. Wood, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1753215 on 2026-10-12
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Nomenclature
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(of Tellina decussata W. Wood, 1815) Wood, W. (1814-1815). <i>General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system</i>. London: John Booth. Vol. 1 [only volume published], lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 pl.
// i–iv, 1–16, pls 1–5 [April 1814]; v-lxi, 17-246, pls 6-60 [1815]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/131274
page(s): 190 [details]
basis of record Guppy, R. J. L. (1877). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(3): 134-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078108
page(s): 148; note: Attributed to Gray [details]
page(s): 190 [details]
basis of record Guppy, R. J. L. (1877). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(3): 134-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078108
page(s): 148; note: Attributed to Gray [details]
Other
additional source
Guppy, R. J. L. (1879). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 151-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31584869
page(s): 163 [details]
page(s): 163 [details]
