WoRMS taxon details
Zirfaea J. E. Gray, 1842
138344 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138344)
accepted
Genus
Mya crispata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Pholas (Zirfaea) J. E. Gray, 1842 · unaccepted > superseded rank (superseded combination)
Zirphaea auct. · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Zirfaea pilsbryi H. N. Lowe, 1931
- Species Zirfaea gabbii Tryon, 1863 accepted as Penitella gabbii (Tryon, 1863) (original combination)
- Species Zirfaea minor S. Tchang, C.-Y. Tsi & K.-M. Li, 1960 accepted as Penitella gabbii (Tryon, 1863) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Zirfaea subconstricta (Yokoyama, 1924) accepted as Penitella gabbii (Tryon, 1863)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Zirfaea J. E. Gray, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138344 on 2025-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 76 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
