MSBIAS taxon details
Fabulina J. E. Gray, 1851
146906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146906)
accepted
Genus
Tellina fabula Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Tellina (Fabulina) J. E. Gray, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Fabulina compressa (Brocchi, 1814) accepted as Oudardia compressa (Brocchi, 1814)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1851). <i>List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII, Molluscas Acephala and Brachiopoda</i>. London, Taylor, 167 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50474169
page(s): 40-41 [details]
(of Tellina (Fabulina) J. E. Gray, 1851) Gray, J. E. (1851). <i>List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII, Molluscas Acephala and Brachiopoda</i>. London, Taylor, 167 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50474169
page(s): 40-41 [details]
page(s): 40-41 [details]
(of Tellina (Fabulina) J. E. Gray, 1851) Gray, J. E. (1851). <i>List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII, Molluscas Acephala and Brachiopoda</i>. London, Taylor, 167 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50474169
page(s): 40-41 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Fabulina J. E. Gray, 1851. 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=146906 on 2026-06-16
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. Fabulina J. E. Gray, 1851. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146906 on 2026-06-16
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original description
Gray, J. E. (1851). <i>List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII, Molluscas Acephala and Brachiopoda</i>. London, Taylor, 167 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50474169
page(s): 40-41 [details]
original description (of Tellina (Fabulina) J. E. Gray, 1851) Gray, J. E. (1851). <i>List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII, Molluscas Acephala and Brachiopoda</i>. London, Taylor, 167 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50474169
page(s): 40-41 [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Winckworth, R. (1932). The British marine Mollusca. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 19 (7): 211-252. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 40-41 [details]
original description (of Tellina (Fabulina) J. E. Gray, 1851) Gray, J. E. (1851). <i>List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII, Molluscas Acephala and Brachiopoda</i>. London, Taylor, 167 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50474169
page(s): 40-41 [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Winckworth, R. (1932). The British marine Mollusca. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 19 (7): 211-252. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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