WoRMS name details
Amphidesmatidae Latreille, 1825
701741 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:701741)
unaccepted (invalid under ICZN Art. 40.2)
Family
Amphidesma Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Semele (Amphidesma) Lamarck, 1818 represented as Semele Schumacher, 1817
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Latreille, P. A. (1825). <i>Familles naturelles du règne animal, exposé succinctement et dans un ordre analytique avec l'indication de leurs genres</i>. Paris: J. B. Baillière. 570 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16094
page(s): 221; note: Original spelling Amphidesmites (Latin). [details]
page(s): 221; note: Original spelling Amphidesmites (Latin). [details]
Nomenclature First used as a vernacular name, with the same spelling, by Latreille (1824: 333). Iredale (1915: 489), considering...
Nomenclature First used as a vernacular name, with the same spelling, by Latreille (1824: 333). Iredale (1915: 489), considering Mesodesma Deshayes, 1832 a synonym of Amphidesma, re-established Amphidesmatidae to replace Mesodesmatidae. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amphidesmatidae Latreille, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701741 on 2025-12-16
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Latreille, P. A. (1825). <i>Familles naturelles du règne animal, exposé succinctement et dans un ordre analytique avec l'indication de leurs genres</i>. Paris: J. B. Baillière. 570 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16094
page(s): 221; note: Original spelling Amphidesmites (Latin). [details]
page(s): 221; note: Original spelling Amphidesmites (Latin). [details]
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Nomenclature First used as a vernacular name, with the same spelling, by Latreille (1824: 333). Iredale (1915: 489), considering Mesodesma Deshayes, 1832 a synonym of Amphidesma, re-established Amphidesmatidae to replace Mesodesmatidae. [details]
