WoRMS name details
Paphia malabarica (Dillwyn, 1817)
817027 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:817027)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Venus malabarica Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): p. 174. [details]
page(s): p. 174. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Paphia malabarica (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817027 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Venus malabarica Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): p. 174. [details]
basis of record Oliver, P. G. & Glover, E. A. (1996). Paphia (Protapes) (Bivalvia: Veneroidea) in the Arabian Sea, with the description of a new species. <i>Journal of Conchology</i>. 35: 389-405. [details]
page(s): p. 174. [details]
basis of record Oliver, P. G. & Glover, E. A. (1996). Paphia (Protapes) (Bivalvia: Veneroidea) in the Arabian Sea, with the description of a new species. <i>Journal of Conchology</i>. 35: 389-405. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
