WoRMS taxon details
Polymesoda arctata (Deshayes, 1855)
596338 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596338)
accepted
Species
Cyanocyclas regalis (Prime, 1865) · unaccepted
Cyrena arctata Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cyrena regalis Prime, 1865 · unaccepted
Polymesoda (Neocyrena) arctata (Deshayes, 1855) · alternative representation
Polymesoda (Polymesoda) arctata (Deshayes, 1855) · alternative representation
(of Cyrena arctata Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polymesoda arctata (Deshayes, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596338 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cyrena arctata Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
Other
additional source
Severeyn H.J., Garcia de Severeyn Y. & Ewald J.J. (1994) Taxonomic revision of <i>Polymesoda solida</i> (Philippi, 1846) (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae), a new name for <i>Polymesoda arctata</i>, the estuarine clam of Lake Maracaibo and other estuaries of the tropical Atlantic coasts of America. <i>Ciencia</i> [<i>Revista cientifica de la Facultad Experimental de Ciencias</i> (Maracaibo, Venezuela)] 2(2): 53-65., available online at http://revistas.luz.edu.ve/index.php/cien/article/view/5400/5249
note: Misapplication: According to Huber (2015: 797), Severeyn et al. misidentified Polymesoda solida; it is not an earlier name for P. arctata; also it is preoccupied by Dunker, 1843. [details]
note: Misapplication: According to Huber (2015: 797), Severeyn et al. misidentified Polymesoda solida; it is not an earlier name for P. arctata; also it is preoccupied by Dunker, 1843. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cyrena regalis Prime, 1865)
To Malacopics (Polymesoda arctata (Deshayes, 1855))
To Malacopics (Polymesoda arctata (Deshayes, 1855))
Unreviewed
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