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WoRMS taxon details

Exotica Jousseaume, 1918

AphiaID

605941 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605941)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Exotica exotica Jousseaume, 1918 accepted as Exotica triradiata (H. Adams, 1871) (type by absolute tautonymy)

Parent

Tellininae Blainville, 1814

Original name

Exotica Jousseaume, 1918

Synonymised names

Tellina (Exotica) E. Lamy, 1918 · unaccepted > superseded rank

Direct children (10)

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Species Exotica compacta (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Species Exotica cygnus (Hanley, 1844)
Species Exotica laperousea (Raines & Huber, 2012)
Species Exotica sanguinealba M. Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, 2015
Species Exotica triradiata (H. Adams, 1871)
Species Exotica assimilis (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Sylvanus assimilis (Hanley, 1844)
Species Exotica donaciformis (Deshayes, 1855) accepted as Sylvanus lilium (Hanley, 1844)
Species Exotica exotica Jousseaume, 1918 accepted as Exotica triradiata (H. Adams, 1871) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Exotica miyatensis (Yokoyama, 1920) accepted as Semelangulus miyatensis (Yokoyama, 1920)
Species Exotica tokubeii (T. Habe, 1961) accepted as Tellina tokubeii (T. Habe, 1961) accepted as Semelangulus tokubeii T. Habe, 1961 (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Lamy, E. (1918). Les Tellines de la Mer Rouge (d'apres les materiaux recueillis par M. le Dr. Jousseaume). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 24: 26-33, 116-124, 167-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42953397
page(s): 116 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Exotica Jousseaume, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605941 on 2026-10-09

Taxonomic edit history

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2012-07-17 00:36:03Z

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Rosenberg, Gary

2013-01-08 10:43:56Z

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Sartori, André F.

2013-03-31 09:47:20Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2014-01-20 21:04:36Z

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Gofas, Serge

2015-06-05 13:40:30Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-07-17 09:52:41Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Lamy, E. (1918). Les Tellines de la Mer Rouge (d'apres les materiaux recueillis par M. le Dr. Jousseaume). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 24: 26-33, 116-124, 167-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42953397
page(s): 116 [details]

Taxonomy

status source Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, Compendium of bivalves 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]