As far as I know the latin term zebra is a declinable name, but zebrum or
zebrus simply do not exist.
Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831
Parvicardium exiguum (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis rhomboides = Paphia rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
Enzo
>GenBank listings seem prone to typos.  Several new sequences are out,
>including the following taxa about which I have questions:
>Betharca sp.: any plausible option besides an error for Bentharca?  The
>locality suggests deep water.
>
>In Latin, is zebra a noun or otherwise invariant? Sherborn lists zebrum
>and zebrus with sic.
>
>Lithophaga cruta: Presumably a typo for curta.  Several references cite
>curta (Lischke, 1874), but Kleeman 1990 cited it as Lischke, 1874 non
>Stoliczka, 1871.  Is curta of the modern Japanese fauna a junior homonym
>(possibly secondary?)
>
>Spondylus varius or varians Sowerby I, 1827 or 1829: 2 votes for varius, 3
>for varians, one for 1827, three for 1829, Sherborn lists neither
>
>Isognomon acutirostris author, date? Japan, living
>
>Corbicula papyracea author, date?
>
>Cardiolucina semperiana (Issel, 1871 or 1869)?
>
>Nucula sulcata author, date (I have found about four primary homonyms, but
>do not know if there is a prior homonym)
>
>Parvicardium exiguum author, date?
>
>Sinezona confusa author, date?
>
>Varicorbula dissimilis author, date?
>
>Venerupis rhomboideus author, date? is this an error for V. rhomboides
>(Pennant, 1777)?
>
>Thanks again!
>
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