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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 

Lithophaga purpurea Kleemann, 1980

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) purpureus Kleemann, 1980

Types

Primary Type: holotype Secondary Type: paratype [] Kleemann, K.H. 1980. p.21
BMNH 197811 holotype Fore reef shore near Aqaba, Jordan, Red Sea (29°26'N, 34°58'E)
BMNH 197812 paratype Fore reef shore near Aqaba, Jordan, Red Sea (29°26'N, 34°58'E)

Keywords

Original Epithet:  purpurea
Original Text Name:  Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) purpurea Kleemann, 1980
Original Genus:  Lithophaga

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Mytiloida
                Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
                  Lithophaga Röding, 1798
                    Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) Carpenter, 1857
                      Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) purpureus Kleemann, 1980
                        Lithophaga purpurea Kleemann, 1980

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=60980) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.