Hemilepton nitidum (W. Turton, 1822)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemilepton nitidum (W. Turton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (W. Turton, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Genus
- Hemilepton
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
- subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
- superorderImparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
- genusHemilepton Cossmann, 1912
- speciesHemilepton nitidum (W. Turton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemilepton. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemilepton aotea (P. A. Maxwell, 1992) | BivalviaMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Hemilepton longifossula (Cossmann, 1896) | BivalviaMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lepton nitidum var. laevis Jeffreys, 1864 Jeffreys, 1864 | synonym |
| Erycina (Hemilepton) nitidum (W. Turton, 1822) (W. Turton, 1822) | synonym |
| Lepton nitidum var. pisidialis Jeffreys, 1864 Jeffreys, 1864 | synonym |
| Kellia compressa Milaschewitsch, 1909 Milaschewitsch, 1909 | synonym |
| Lepton convexum W. Clark, 1852 W. Clark, 1852 | synonym |
| Lepton nitidum W. Turton, 1822 W. Turton, 1822 | synonym |
| Lepton prismaticum Monterosato, 1878 Monterosato, 1878 | synonym |
| Semierycina prismatica (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1912) (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1912) | synonym |
| Lepton nitidum var. lineolata Jeffreys, 1864 Jeffreys, 1864 | synonym |
| Erycina prismatica Cossmann & Peyrot, 1912 Cossmann & Peyrot, 1912 | synonym |
| Semierycina nitida (W. Turton, 1822) (W. Turton, 1822) | synonym |
| Erycina nitida (W. Turton, 1822) (W. Turton, 1822) | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246148 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KPMQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.