WoRMS taxon details
Astarte portlandica Mighels, 1843
504829 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:504829)
accepted
Species
marine
Mighels, J. W. (1843). Descriptions of six species of shells, regarded as new. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 4: 345-350, pl. 16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5363092
page(s): 345, pl. 16 fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 345, pl. 16 fig. 2 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Astarte portlandica Mighels, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=504829 on 2026-01-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Mighels, J. W. (1843). Descriptions of six species of shells, regarded as new. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 4: 345-350, pl. 16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5363092
page(s): 345, pl. 16 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 345, pl. 16 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
