WoRMS name details
Sphenia cleryana A. d'Orbigny, 1846
408447 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408447)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Sphena cleryana [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847). <i>Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la République argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833</i>. Tome 5(3) Mollusques. pp. i-xliii, 1-758, 85 plates [pls 1-2, 1834; pp. 1-104, pls 3-7, 10, 12, 1835; pp. 105-184, pls 8-9, 11, 13-23, 25-28, 1836; pls 24, 29-43, 41bis, 45-46, 1837; pp. 185-376, pls 44, 47-52, 55, 1838; pls 54, 56-65, 1839; pl. 66, 1840; pp. 377-488, pls 53, 67-77, 80, 1841; pp. 489-758, 1846; pls 78-79, 82-85, 1847]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49211253
page(s): 572, 708 [1846]; pl. 83 figs 16-18 [1847]; note: as Sphena cleryana [details]
page(s): 572, 708 [1846]; pl. 83 figs 16-18 [1847]; note: as Sphena cleryana [details]
Type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Sphenia cleryana A. d'Orbigny, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408447 on 2026-08-14
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Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847). <i>Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la République argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833</i>. Tome 5(3) Mollusques. pp. i-xliii, 1-758, 85 plates [pls 1-2, 1834; pp. 1-104, pls 3-7, 10, 12, 1835; pp. 105-184, pls 8-9, 11, 13-23, 25-28, 1836; pls 24, 29-43, 41bis, 45-46, 1837; pp. 185-376, pls 44, 47-52, 55, 1838; pls 54, 56-65, 1839; pl. 66, 1840; pp. 377-488, pls 53, 67-77, 80, 1841; pp. 489-758, 1846; pls 78-79, 82-85, 1847]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49211253
page(s): 572, 708 [1846]; pl. 83 figs 16-18 [1847]; note: as Sphena cleryana [details]
basis of record Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20190712235155/https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 572, 708 [1846]; pl. 83 figs 16-18 [1847]; note: as Sphena cleryana [details]
basis of record Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20190712235155/https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] Available for editors
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Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853 ["1845"]). Moluscos. In R. de la Sagra (Ed.) <i>Historia fisica politica y natural de la isla de Cuba</i>. Segunda Parte, Historia Natural, Tomo V. 376 pp. Paris, Libreria de Arthus Bertrand, and Madrid, Establecimiento Tipografico de Don Francisco de P. Mellado. , available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9828
page(s): 323 [1853] [details]
additional source Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: 285 [1853] [details]
subsequent type designation Pacheco, L. I.; Teso, V.; Pastorino, G. (2024). Use of traditional tools and micro-computed tomography for the taxonomy of carnivorous bivalves from the deep waters of Southwestern Atlantic. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 202(1), zlae118: 1-23 [30 September 2024]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae118
page(s): 5; note: Neotype designated NHMUK, London, 1915.4.18.512. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 323 [1853] [details]
additional source Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: 285 [1853] [details]
subsequent type designation Pacheco, L. I.; Teso, V.; Pastorino, G. (2024). Use of traditional tools and micro-computed tomography for the taxonomy of carnivorous bivalves from the deep waters of Southwestern Atlantic. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 202(1), zlae118: 1-23 [30 September 2024]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae118
page(s): 5; note: Neotype designated NHMUK, London, 1915.4.18.512. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
