WoRMS taxon details
Afsharius mauritianus (Viader, 1951)
849037 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:849037)
accepted
Species
Tellina acropisthus Barnard, 1964 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina patagiata var. mauritiana Viader, 1951 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Tellina patagiata var. mauritiana Viader, 1951) Viader R. (1951). New or unrecorded shells from Mauritius and its dependencies. <em>Mauritius Institute Bulletin.</em> 3(2): 127-153, pls 1-5.
page(s): 140, pl. 3, fig. 2. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 140, pl. 3, fig. 2. [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Afsharius mauritianus (Viader, 1951). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=849037 on 2026-08-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tellina acropisthus Barnard, 1964) Barnard, K. H. (1964). The work of the s.s. Pieter Faure in Natal waters, with special reference to the Crustacea and Mollusca; with descriptions of new species of Mollusca from Natal. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 16(1): 9-29.
page(s): 26, fig. 5b. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Tellina patagiata var. mauritiana Viader, 1951) Viader R. (1951). New or unrecorded shells from Mauritius and its dependencies. <em>Mauritius Institute Bulletin.</em> 3(2): 127-153, pls 1-5.
page(s): 140, pl. 3, fig. 2. [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 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]
page(s): 26, fig. 5b. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Tellina patagiata var. mauritiana Viader, 1951) Viader R. (1951). New or unrecorded shells from Mauritius and its dependencies. <em>Mauritius Institute Bulletin.</em> 3(2): 127-153, pls 1-5.
page(s): 140, pl. 3, fig. 2. [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
