WoRMS taxon details
Sphenia fragilis (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
420973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420973)
accepted
Species
Aloidis iheringiana (Pilsbry, 1897) · unaccepted
Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897 · unaccepted
Sphenia antillensis Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901 · unaccepted
Sphenia pacifica Crosse, 1868 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Sphenia pacificiensis de Folin, 1867 · unaccepted
Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Tyleria fragilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Tyleria fragilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1854). Description of a new genus of bivalve Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2,.</em> 14: 218., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18659877 [details]
Type locality contained in Mazatlan
type locality contained in Mazatlan [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sphenia fragilis (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420973 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sphenia antillensis Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901) Dall, W. H. & Simpson, C. T. (1901). The Mollusca of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission.</em> 20: 351-524, pl. 54-58., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52050068
page(s): 474 [details]
original description (of Sphenia pacificiensis de Folin, 1867) Folin L. de. (1867). Les méléagrinicoles. Espéces nouvelles. <em>Recueil des Publications de la Société Havraise d'Études Diverses.</em> 33: 41–112, 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11247403 [details]
original description (of Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916) Dall, W. H. (1916). Diagnoses of new species of marine bivalve mollusks from the northwest coast of America in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 52 (2183): 393-417., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765696
page(s): 415 [details]
original description (of Tyleria fragilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1854). Description of a new genus of bivalve Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2,.</em> 14: 218., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18659877 [details]
original description (of Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897) Pilsbry, H. A. (1897). New species of mollusks from Uruguay. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 49: 290-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26284437
page(s): 295, pl. 7, fig. 24-26 [details]
original description (of Sphenia pacifica Crosse, 1868) Crosse, H. (1868). Les méléagrinicoles. Espèces nouvelles, par L. de Folin (1) [Review]. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 16: 217-219., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15135412
note: introduced in synonymy, made available by posterior usage as a valid name (von Martens, 1868, E. A. Smith, 1893) [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 474 [details]
original description (of Sphenia pacificiensis de Folin, 1867) Folin L. de. (1867). Les méléagrinicoles. Espéces nouvelles. <em>Recueil des Publications de la Société Havraise d'Études Diverses.</em> 33: 41–112, 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11247403 [details]
original description (of Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916) Dall, W. H. (1916). Diagnoses of new species of marine bivalve mollusks from the northwest coast of America in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 52 (2183): 393-417., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765696
page(s): 415 [details]
original description (of Tyleria fragilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1854). Description of a new genus of bivalve Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2,.</em> 14: 218., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18659877 [details]
original description (of Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897) Pilsbry, H. A. (1897). New species of mollusks from Uruguay. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 49: 290-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26284437
page(s): 295, pl. 7, fig. 24-26 [details]
original description (of Sphenia pacifica Crosse, 1868) Crosse, H. (1868). Les méléagrinicoles. Espèces nouvelles, par L. de Folin (1) [Review]. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 16: 217-219., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15135412
note: introduced in synonymy, made available by posterior usage as a valid name (von Martens, 1868, E. A. Smith, 1893) [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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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]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pastorino G. & Bagur M. (2011) The genus <i>Sphenia</i> Turton, 1822 (Bivalvia: Myidae) from shallow waters of Argentina. <i>Malacologia</i> 54(1-2): 431-435. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pastorino G. & Bagur M. (2011) The genus <i>Sphenia</i> Turton, 1822 (Bivalvia: Myidae) from shallow waters of Argentina. <i>Malacologia</i> 54(1-2): 431-435. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (from synonym Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Corbula iheringiana. Pilsbry, 1897. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 49: 295 - catalog no. 70551) (from synonym Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Sphenia antillensis Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphenia fragilis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Tyleria fragilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Sphenia fragilis (H.Adams & A.Adams,1854) Suriname, Coronie, N of Coppename River m...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Sphenia antillensis Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Corbula iheringiana. Pilsbry, 1897. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 49: 295 - catalog no. 70551) (from synonym Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Sphenia antillensis Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphenia fragilis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Tyleria fragilis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Sphenia fragilis (H.Adams & A.Adams,1854) Suriname, Coronie, N of Coppename River m...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Sphenia antillensis Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Sphenia trunculus Dall, 1916)
