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Bivalvia Limoida Limidae 

Ostrea fragilis Gmelin, 1791

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Limaria (Limaria) fragilis (Gmelin, 1791)

Types

Primary Type: holotype Secondary Type: paratype [] Gmelin, J.F. 1791. p.3332
ZMUC holotype Nicobar Islands

Keywords

Original Epithet:  fragilis
Nomenclatural Action: New Taxon       Gmelin, J.F. 1791. p.84 
Original Text Name:  Ostrea fragilis
Original Genus:  Ostrea

References

 Chemnitz, J.H. 1784. p.349, pl. 68, fig. 650 Illustration of type specimen

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Limoida
                Limoidea
                  Limidae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Limaria Link, 1807
                      Limaria (Limaria) Link, 1807
                        Limaria (Limaria) fragilis (Gmelin, 1791)
                          Ostrea fragilis Gmelin, 1791

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16457) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.