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Publication Deshayes (1854): summary
Full Citation
Deshayes, G.P. 1854. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 22: 13-23. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal Genera
Anomala Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1853. Cat. Bivalves Brit. Mus. part 1: 255.
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 20.
(homonym of v. Block, 1799 [Hymen.]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Cyrena Lamarck, 1818; renamed Egeta Adams & Adams, 1857)
Type species: Cyrena anomala Deshayes, 1854 (tautonomy) = Polymesoda anomala
Attributed Nominal Species
Cyrena aequilatera Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda mexicana
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 20, sp. 31 [as ‘æquilatera’].
(renamed Cyrena aequilateralis Deshayes, 1853)
Cyrena affinis Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina oviformis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 16, sp. 14.
Cyrena (Anomala) angulata Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda inflata
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 22, sp. 39.
(renamed Cyrena tumida Prime, 1865)
Cyrena anomala Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda anomala
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 21, sp. 36.
Cyrena arctata Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda arctata
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 20, sp. 30.
There are 40 available nominal species attributed to this publication (41 total).
Batissa atrata Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 14, sp. 8.
Cyrena compta Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 18, sp. 24.
Cyrena conjuncta Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 15, sp. 11.
Batissa corbiculoides Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa corbiculoides
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 14, sp. 5.
Cyrena (Anomala) cumingii Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 22, sp. 37.
Cyrena decipiens Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina bengalensis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 17, sp. 18.
Cyrena divaricata Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 17, sp. 20.
Cyrena dura Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda inflata
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 20, sp. 29.
Cyrena essingtonensis Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina oviformis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 19, sp. 26.
Cyrena fallax Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina bengalensis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 15, sp. 10.
Batissa humerosa Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa corbiculoides
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 14, sp. 6.
Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina bengalensis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 18, sp. 23.
Cyrena incerta Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 19, sp. 25.
Cyrena (Anomala) inflata Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda inflata
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 23, sp. 40.
(homonym of Cyrena inflata Philippi, 1851; renamed Cyrena panamensis Prime, 1860)
Cyrena inquinata Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 15, sp. 9.
Batissa insignis Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa insignis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 13, sp. 1.
Cyrena (Anomala) insignis Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda arctata
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 20, sp. 32.
Cyrena (Anomala) isocardioides Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda anomala
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 22, sp. 38.
Cyrena jukesi Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina oviformis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 19, sp. 27.
Cyrena lauta Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 15, sp. 12.
Batissa lenticularis Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa lenticularis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 14, sp. 4.
Cyrena mactroides Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 17, sp. 17.
(renamed Cyrena mactraeformis Prime, 1860)
Batissa megadesma Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa tenebrosa
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 14, sp. 7.
Cyrena nitida Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina nitida
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 23, sp. 41.
Cyrena (Anomala) nitidula Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda mexicana
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 21, sp. 34.
Cyrena notabilis Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda notabilis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 21, sp. 35.
Cyrena oviformis Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina oviformis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 16, sp. 15.
Cyrena pallida Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 17, sp. 19.
Cyrena placida Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina oviformis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 19, sp. 28.
Batissa producta Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa producta
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 13, sp. 3.
Cyrena similis Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula similis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 16, sp. 13.
(reference to Venus similis Gray in Wood, 1828)
Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina bengalensis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 18, sp. 22.
Cyrena sublobata Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 18, sp. 21.
Cyrena subquadrata Deshayes, 1854
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 21, sp. 33.
(renamed Cyrena californiensis Prime, 1860)
Batissa triquetra Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa philippinarum
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 13, sp. 2.
Cyrena ventricosa Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina oviformis
Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 22: 16, sp. 16.
Taxonomic Opinions
There are 11 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Cyrena (Anomala) maritima C.B. Adams = Polymesoda inflata
