WoRMS taxon details
Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 1850)
211174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211174)
accepted
Species
Diodora bombayana (G. B. Sowerby II, 1862) · unaccepted
Diodora ovalis Thiele, 1930 · unaccepted
Fissurella bombayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1862 · unaccepted
Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Fissurella tenuistriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1862 · unaccepted
Fissurella townsendi Melvill, 1897 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Fissurella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-16 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 1-6, Aug. 1849; 7, 8 Dec. 1849; 9-12, Jun. 1850; 13-16, Aug. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142026
page(s): pl. 14, figs 100, 101 [details]
page(s): pl. 14, figs 100, 101 [details]
Type locality contained in Singapore
type locality contained in Singapore [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211174 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Fissurella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-16 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 1-6, Aug. 1849; 7, 8 Dec. 1849; 9-12, Jun. 1850; 13-16, Aug. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142026
page(s): pl. 14, figs 100, 101 [details]
original description (of Diodora ovalis Thiele, 1930) Thiele, J. (1930). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. 5 (8). Gastropoda und Bivalvia. <em>Jena: Gustav Fischer.</em> 561-596, pl. 4.
page(s): 562 [details]
original description (of Fissurella townsendi Melvill, 1897) Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Litterary and Philosophical Society.</em> 41(7): 1-25 , pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35462101
page(s): 20, pl. 7, figs 27, 27a. [details]
original description (of Fissurella tenuistriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1862) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1862). Monograph of the family Fissurellidae. Genus <i>Fissurella</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (21): 183–202, pls 236–242. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940610 [details]
basis of record Sheppard, A. (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 3 (1): 43-50. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 14, figs 100, 101 [details]
original description (of Diodora ovalis Thiele, 1930) Thiele, J. (1930). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. 5 (8). Gastropoda und Bivalvia. <em>Jena: Gustav Fischer.</em> 561-596, pl. 4.
page(s): 562 [details]
original description (of Fissurella townsendi Melvill, 1897) Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Litterary and Philosophical Society.</em> 41(7): 1-25 , pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35462101
page(s): 20, pl. 7, figs 27, 27a. [details]
original description (of Fissurella tenuistriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1862) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1862). Monograph of the family Fissurellidae. Genus <i>Fissurella</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (21): 183–202, pls 236–242. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940610 [details]
basis of record Sheppard, A. (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 3 (1): 43-50. [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Jarrett, A.G. (2000) Marine Shells of the Seychelles. Carole Green Publishing, Cambridge, xiv + 149 pp. NIZT 682
page(s): 3. [details]
additional source Christiaens, J. 1980. The limpets of Hong Kong with descriptions of seven new species and subspecies. Pp. 61-84 <i>in</i> B. Morton (ed.), <i>Proceedings of the First International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China.</i>
page(s): 63 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 31. [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 13. [details]
page(s): 3. [details]
additional source Christiaens, J. 1980. The limpets of Hong Kong with descriptions of seven new species and subspecies. Pp. 61-84 <i>in</i> B. Morton (ed.), <i>Proceedings of the First International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China.</i>
page(s): 63 [details] Available for editors

additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 31. [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 13. [details]





To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Fissurella townsendi Melvill, 1897)
To Conchology (Diodora singaporensis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diodora singaporensis)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 185) Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland, on r...
To NHMUK collection (Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506163) (from synonym Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Fissurella townsendi Melvill, 1897)
To Conchology (Diodora singaporensis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diodora singaporensis)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 185) Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland, on r...
To NHMUK collection (Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3506163) (from synonym Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850)