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Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843)

1518612 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1518612)

accepted
Species
Semimytilus algosus (A. A. Gould, 1850) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846].
page(s): 236; note: name attributed to d'Orbigny MS (see Mytilus patagonicus) [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843). Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1518612 on 2026-09-04
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1518612 on 2026-09-04
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2021-07-07 04:55:05Z
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original description (of ) Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846].
page(s): 236; note: name attributed to d'Orbigny MS (see Mytilus patagonicus) [details] 

basis of record Signorelli J. & Pastorino G. (2021). <i>Semimytilus patagonicus</i> (d'Orbigny, 1842) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) revealed as the valid name with priority over <i>Semimytilus algosus</i> (Gould, 1850). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 150(1): 55-63., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/150/055-063
note: name attributed in error to d'Orbigny, 1842 [details] 

additional source Zelaya, D. G., Güller, M. & Bieler, R. (2024). Doubling the known diversity of a remote island fauna: marine bivalves of the Juan Fernández and Desventuradas oceanic archipelagos (Southeastern Pacific Ocean). <em>PeerJ.</em> 12: e17305, pp. 1-112., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/17305
page(s): 22, figs 5W-Z [details] 
 
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