WoRMS taxon details
Discinisca tenuis (Sowerby, 1847)
235378 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235378)
accepted
Species
Orbicula tenuis Sowerby, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Orbicula tenuis Sowerby, 1847) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842-1887). <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum: Or monographs of genera of shells.</i> London, privately published: Vol. 1: p. 1-438, pl. 1-91 [cover date 1847]; vol. 2: p. 439 899, pl. 92-186 [cover date 1855]; vol. 3: p. 1-331, pl. 187-290 [cover date: 1866]; vol. 4 p. 1-110, pl. 292-423 [cover date 1880]; vol. 5: p. 1-305, pl. 424-517 [cover date 1887]. Publication dates after Petit (2009). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54562
note: Described in 1847 part of 'Thesaurus Conchyliorum' (covering pp. 221-406, plates 67-73). [details]
note: Described in 1847 part of 'Thesaurus Conchyliorum' (covering pp. 221-406, plates 67-73). [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2024). World Brachiopoda Database. Discinisca tenuis (Sowerby, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235378 on 2024-11-20
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original description
(of Orbicula tenuis Sowerby, 1847) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842-1887). <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum: Or monographs of genera of shells.</i> London, privately published: Vol. 1: p. 1-438, pl. 1-91 [cover date 1847]; vol. 2: p. 439 899, pl. 92-186 [cover date 1855]; vol. 3: p. 1-331, pl. 187-290 [cover date: 1866]; vol. 4 p. 1-110, pl. 292-423 [cover date 1880]; vol. 5: p. 1-305, pl. 424-517 [cover date 1887]. Publication dates after Petit (2009). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54562
note: Described in 1847 part of 'Thesaurus Conchyliorum' (covering pp. 221-406, plates 67-73). [details]
basis of record Zettler, M. L.; Bochert, R.; Pollehne, F. (2009). Macrozoobenthos diversity in an oxygen minimum zone off northern Namibia. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 156(9), 1949-1961. [details]
additional source Hiller, N.; MacKinnon, D. I.; Lee, D. E.; Campbell, J. D. (1991). The southern African Recent brachiopod fauna. <em>In. Brachiopods through time. Balkema, Rotterdam.</em> 439-445.
note: Records the species as abundant in waters off Namibia. [details]
additional source Hiller, N. (1994). The environment, biogeography, and origin of the southern African recent brachiopod fauna. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 68(4): 776-786. [details] Available for editors
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additional source d'Hondt, J.-L. (1976). Sur quelques Brachiopodes actuels (Océan Atlantique, Mediterranée, Kerguelen). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (series 3, no. 350) Zoologie.</em> 243: 1–13, 4 fig.
note: The record of "Discinisca lamellosa" in this source (from off Namibia, southern Africa) is likely attributable to D. tenuis (Sowerby), which is known to occur off Namibia. [details] Available for editors [request]
note: Described in 1847 part of 'Thesaurus Conchyliorum' (covering pp. 221-406, plates 67-73). [details]
basis of record Zettler, M. L.; Bochert, R.; Pollehne, F. (2009). Macrozoobenthos diversity in an oxygen minimum zone off northern Namibia. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 156(9), 1949-1961. [details]
additional source Hiller, N.; MacKinnon, D. I.; Lee, D. E.; Campbell, J. D. (1991). The southern African Recent brachiopod fauna. <em>In. Brachiopods through time. Balkema, Rotterdam.</em> 439-445.
note: Records the species as abundant in waters off Namibia. [details]
additional source Hiller, N. (1994). The environment, biogeography, and origin of the southern African recent brachiopod fauna. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 68(4): 776-786. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source d'Hondt, J.-L. (1976). Sur quelques Brachiopodes actuels (Océan Atlantique, Mediterranée, Kerguelen). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (series 3, no. 350) Zoologie.</em> 243: 1–13, 4 fig.
note: The record of "Discinisca lamellosa" in this source (from off Namibia, southern Africa) is likely attributable to D. tenuis (Sowerby), which is known to occur off Namibia. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
