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Publication Deshayes (1854): summary

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Full Citation

Deshayes, G.P. 1854. Description of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 13-23, 317-371. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Anomala Deshayes, 1854

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 20.
Deshayes, 1854. Cat. Bivalves Brit. Mus. part 1: 255.
(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: 20, sp. 31 [as ‘æquilatera’].
(renamed Cyrena aequilateralis Deshayes, 1854)

Cyrena affinis Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 16, sp. 14.

Corbicula ambigua Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 345, sp. 131.

Cyrena (Anomala) angulata Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda inflata

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 22, sp. 39.
(renamed Cyrena tumida Prime, 1865)

Cyrena anomala Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda anomala

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 21, sp. 36.

There are 69 available nominal species attributed to this publication (70 total).

Cyrena arctata Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda arctata

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 20, sp. 30.

Batissa atrata Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 14, sp. 8.

Batissa australis Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 346, sp. 136.

Corbicula bengalensis Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula striatella

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 344, sp. 129.
(renamed Corbicula bengalica Prime, 1867)

Corbicula bensoni Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula bensoni

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 345, sp. 130.

Corbicula cashmiriensis Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula cashmiriensis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 344, sp. 126.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN_MP_3508, Cachemire.

Cyrena compta Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 18, sp. 24.

Cyrena conjuncta Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 15, sp. 11.

Corbicula convexa Deshayes, 1854 = Cyanocyclas species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 342, sp. 119.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_3516, Rio de la Plata.

Batissa corbiculoides Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 14, sp. 5.

Cyrena (Anomala) cumingii Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 22, sp. 37.

Cyrena decipiens Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina bengalensis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 17, sp. 18.

Cyrena divaricata Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 17, sp. 20.

Cyrena dura Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda inflata

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 20, sp. 29.

Cyrena essingtonensis Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 19, sp. 26.

Cyrena fallax Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina bengalensis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 15, sp. 10.

Corbicula grandis Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula fluminea

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 344, sp. 125.

Batissa humerosa Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 14, sp. 6.

Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina bengalensis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 18, sp. 23.

Cyrena incerta Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 19, sp. 25.

Corbicula incrassata Deshayes, 1854 = Cyanocyclas cuneata

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 342, sp. 117.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_3529, [no locality available].

Sphaerium indicum Deshayes, 1854 = Sphaerium indicum

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 342, sp. 115.

Cyrena (Anomala) inflata Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda inflata

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 23, sp. 40.
(homonym of Cyrena inflata Philippi, 1851; renamed Cyrena panamensis Prime, 1860)

Cyrena inquinata Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 15, sp. 9.

Batissa insignis Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa violacea

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 13, sp. 1.

Cyrena (Anomala) insignis Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda arctata

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 20, sp. 32.

Cyrena (Anomala) isocardioides Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda anomala

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 22, sp. 38.

Cyrena jukesi Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 19, sp. 27.

Cyrena lauta Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 15, sp. 12.

Batissa lenticularis Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 14, sp. 4.

Cyrenella lenticularis Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenoidid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 341, sp. 112.

Cyrena mactroides Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 17, sp. 17.
(renamed Cyrena mactraeformis Prime, 1860)

Corbicula malaccensis Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula malaccensis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 343, sp. 124.
(renamed Corbicula malaccana Prime, 1867)

Batissa megadesma Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 14, sp. 7.

Cyrenella moretonensis Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenoidid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 341, sp. 109.

Cyrena nitida Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina nitida

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 23, sp. 41.

Cyrena (Anomala) nitidula Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda mexicana

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 21, sp. 34.

Cyrena notabilis Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda notabilis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 21, sp. 35.

Sphaerium novaezelandiae Deshayes, 1854 = Sphaerium novaezelandiae

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 342, sp. 114 [as ‘novæ-zelandiæ’].

Cyrenella oblonga Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenoidid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 341, sp. 109.

Corbicula obscura Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 342, sp. 118.

Corbicula obsoleta Deshayes, 1854 = Cyanocyclas species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 343, sp. 120.

Corbicula ovalina Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula ovalina

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 343, sp. 122.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_3531, Nvelle. Hollande.

Cyrena oviformis Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 16, sp. 15.

Cyrena pallida Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 17, sp. 19.

Cyrenella philippinarum Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenoidid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 340, sp. 108.

Cyrenella pisiformis Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenoidid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 341, sp. 113.

Cyrena placida Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 19, sp. 28.

Batissa producta Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 13, sp. 3.

Iphigenia psammobialis Deshayes, 1854 = Iphigenia psammobialis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 346, sp. 138.

Corbicula semisulcata Deshayes, 1854 = Cyanocyclas limosa

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 343, sp. 121.

Cyrenella senegalensis Deshayes, 1854 = Cyrenoida dupontia

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 341, sp. 111.

Cyrena similis Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula similis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 16, sp. 13.
(reference to Venus similis Wood, 1828)

Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina bengalensis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 18, sp. 22.

Cyrenella sphaericula Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenoidid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 340, sp. 107 [as ‘sphæricula’].

Corbicula squalida Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula manilensis

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 342, sp. 116.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_3537, Philippines.

Corbicula striatella Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula striatella

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 344, sp. 128.

Cyrena sublobata Deshayes, 1854 = cyrenid species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 18, sp. 21.

Cyrena subquadrata Deshayes, 1854 = Polymesoda species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 21, sp. 33.
(renamed Cyrena californiensis Prime, 1860)

Corbicula sulcatina Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula largillierti

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 345, sp. 133.

Corbicula triangularis Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula fluminea

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 345, sp. 132.

Corbicula trigona Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula striatella

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 344, sp. 127.

Batissa triquetra Deshayes, 1854 = Batissa species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 13, sp. 2.

Corbicula tumida Deshayes, 1854 = Corbicula tumida

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 343, sp. 123.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_3547, Borneo.

Cyrena ventricosa Deshayes, 1854 = Geloina species

Deshayes, 1854. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 16, sp. 16.

Taxonomic Opinions

Cyrena (Anomala) angulata = Polymesoda inflata

Cyrena (Anomala) anomala Desh. = Polymesoda anomala

Cyrena (Anomala) cumingii

Cyrena (Anomala) inflata = Polymesoda inflata

Cyrena (Anomala) insignis Desh. = Polymesoda arctata

Cyrena (Anomala) isocardioides = Polymesoda anomala

Cyrena (Anomala) maritima C.B. Adams = Polymesoda inflata

Cyrena (Anomala) nitida = Geloina nitida

Cyrena (Anomala) nitidula Desh. = Polymesoda mexicana

Cyrena (Anomala) notabilis Desh. = Polymesoda notabilis

Cyrena (Anomala) subquadrata Desh.

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