WoRMS taxon details
Fissurella asperella G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
575115 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:575115)
accepted
Species
Fissurella ostrea Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1835). [Characters of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 123–128. [20 March 1835]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568466
page(s): 127 [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fissurella asperella G. B. Sowerby I, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575115 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1835). [Characters of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 123–128. [20 March 1835]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568466
page(s): 127 [details]
original description (of Fissurella ostrea 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 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
original description (of Fissurella ostrea 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 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls. [details]
[request]additional source Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
