WoRMS name details
Byssogerdius subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857)
1509849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1509849)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Volsella subsulcata Dunker, 1857) Dunker, W. (1857). Mytilacea nova collectione Cumingianae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 24 (1856): 358-366. [published 8 May 1857]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860918
page(s): 364 [details]
page(s): 364 [details]
Distribution Indo-Pacific, ranging from east Africa to possibly Fiji; southern Japan may be its northern limit. The species has not been...
Distribution Indo-Pacific, ranging from east Africa to possibly Fiji; southern Japan may be its northern limit. The species has not been reported from Australia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Byssogerdius subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1509849 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Volsella subsulcata Dunker, 1857) Dunker, W. (1857). Mytilacea nova collectione Cumingianae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 24 (1856): 358-366. [published 8 May 1857]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860918
page(s): 364 [details]
new combination reference Tan, K.-S., Tan, S. H.-N., Sanpanich, K., Duangdee, T. & Ambarwati, R. (2021). Taxonomic re-description and relationships of two mat-forming mussels from the Indo-Pacific region, with a proposed new genus. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Research Center Bulletin.</em> 78: 77-115.
page(s): 96, figs 1, 3, 7E–J, 8, 9A–B, 10, 11 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 364 [details]
new combination reference Tan, K.-S., Tan, S. H.-N., Sanpanich, K., Duangdee, T. & Ambarwati, R. (2021). Taxonomic re-description and relationships of two mat-forming mussels from the Indo-Pacific region, with a proposed new genus. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Research Center Bulletin.</em> 78: 77-115.
page(s): 96, figs 1, 3, 7E–J, 8, 9A–B, 10, 11 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Tan, S. H. M.; Wells, F. E.; Lukehurst, S. S.; Strong, E. E.; Sanpanich, K.; Duangdee, T.; Ambarwati, R.; Tan, K. S. (2024). Unravelling the <i>Brachidontes variabilis</i> species complex (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) of the Indo-Pacific region. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 90(4): Published online 5 November., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyae037
page(s): 16 [details]
page(s): 16 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Indo-Pacific, ranging from east Africa to possibly Fiji; southern Japan may be its northern limit. The species has not been reported from Australia. [details]