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Anodontia (Anodontia) edentula (Linnaeus, 1758)

224840  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224840)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Lucinida (Order)
  10. Lucinoidea (Superfamily)
  11. Lucinidae (Family)
  12. Leucosphaerinae (Subfamily)
  13. Anodontia (Genus)
  14. Anodontia (Anodontia) (Subgenus)
  15. Anodontia (Anodontia) edentula (Species)
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(of Venus edentula Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Taxonomy Taylor & Glover (2005) explained that as the original description was vague and could apply to several Anodontia species ...  
Taxonomy Taylor & Glover (2005) explained that as the original description was vague and could apply to several Anodontia species and the so called type specimen added later, there is considerable confusion as to which Anodontia species this name applies. They recommended abandonment of the name.  [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Anodontia (Anodontia) edentula (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224840 on 2025-04-08
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2006-03-17 07:57:46Z
created
Mussai, Prakash
2008-09-09 12:53:10Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2010-08-02 10:05:06Z
changed
Tran, Bastien
2010-08-10 10:14:45Z
changed
Tran, Bastien
2013-02-01 20:32:46Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description (of Venus edentula Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Taylor, J. D. & Glover, E. A. (2005). Cryptic diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves: a systematic revision of worldwide <i>Anodontia</i> (Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinidae). <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 3(3): 281-338. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Taxonomy Taylor & Glover (2005) explained that as the original description was vague and could apply to several Anodontia species and the so called type specimen added later, there is considerable confusion as to which Anodontia species this name applies. They recommended abandonment of the name.  [details]
LanguageName 
English toothless platter shell  [details]
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