MSBIAS taxon details
Moerella tulipa (Hanley, 1844)
1055922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1055922)
accepted
Species
Atlantella tulipa (Hanley, 1844) · unaccepted
Moerella jeffreysi (C. W. Johnson, 1932) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina tulipa Hanley, 1844 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina tulipa Hanley, 1844) Hanley S.C.T. (1844-1845). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Tellina</i> chiefly collected by H. Cuming Esq. in the Philippine Islands and Central America. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 59-64, 68-72 [September 1844]; 140-144, 147-149 [December 1844]; 164-166 [February 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862353
page(s): 148. [details]
page(s): 148. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Moerella tulipa (Hanley, 1844). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1055922 on 2026-04-30
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Moerella tulipa (Hanley, 1844). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1055922 on 2026-04-30
original description
(of Tellina tulipa Hanley, 1844) Hanley S.C.T. (1844-1845). Descriptions of new species of the genus <i>Tellina</i> chiefly collected by H. Cuming Esq. in the Philippine Islands and Central America. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 59-64, 68-72 [September 1844]; 140-144, 147-149 [December 1844]; 164-166 [February 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862353
page(s): 148. [details]
basis of record New combination, herein.
note: for consistency with the synonymy of Atlantella with Moerella [details]
page(s): 148. [details]
basis of record New combination, herein.
note: for consistency with the synonymy of Atlantella with Moerella [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Tellina gilchristi G.B.Sowerby,1904 SYNTYPE South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Point)
To PESI (from synonym Moerella jeffreysi (C. W. Johnson, 1932))
To PESI (from synonym Moerella jeffreysi (C. W. Johnson, 1932))
Unreviewed
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