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Venus tiara Dillwyn, 1817
Bivalvia : Veneroidea : Veneridae| Current Name: | Placamen lamellatum (Röding, 1798) [WoRMS: 507872] |
| Type Status: | Lectotype |
| Collection: | L. W. Dillwyn |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1928.082.00060 |
| Preparations: | Dry shell |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
| Locality: | Philippines |
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References
Reference |
Citation |
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| Dillwyn, L. W. 1817a. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. 1. London. 1-580pp [162] | Original Description | |
| Dean, J. D. 1936. Conchological cabinets of the last century. Journal of Conchology. 20(8): 225-252. [231] | Cited Type Designation |
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Detailed Locality
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| Label: Philippines. Dillwyn, 1817: Inhabits the East Indian Seas. Chemnitz. |
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| Country: | Philippines |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
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| Animalia | Mollusca | Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta |
Veneroida | Veneroidea | Veneridae |
Remarks
Type evidence:
In the section of his paper discussing the Dillwyn collection Davy Dean (1936) wrote: “There are four specimens which should be considered as lectotypes :-
Venus tiara Dillwyn: Descript. Cat.,1817, p.162. This agrees in details of sculpture with the description but is larger than the dimensions given.”
Dean does not indicate that he has checked the collections in Copenhagen for a Chemnitz type specimen, but this does not invalidate his type designation.
See more about Dillwyn’s collection here: https://museum.wales/curatorial/biosyb/mollusca/collections/dillwyn/
Record last modified - 02/03/2020