WoRMS taxon details
Fimbria fimbriata (Linnaeus, 1758)
464161 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464161)
accepted
Species
Corbis fimbriata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Fimbria magna Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name and...)
unnecessary substitute name and objective synonym of Venus fimbriata
Idothea perforata Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name and...)
unnecessary substitute name and objective synonym of Venus fimbriata
Venus fimbriata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Venus fimbriata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Fimbria fimbriata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464161 on 2026-09-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Venus fimbriata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Fimbria magna Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811) Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. K. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen System's der Schalthiergehäuse. <em>Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 52 [details]
original description (of Idothea perforata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [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]
basis of record Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). <i>Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae</i>. London: The Ray Society [Publication 182]. 319 pp.
page(s): 144, figs 68a-b [details]
[request]original description (of Fimbria magna Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811) Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. K. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen System's der Schalthiergehäuse. <em>Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 52 [details]
original description (of Idothea perforata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [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]
basis of record Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). <i>Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae</i>. London: The Ray Society [Publication 182]. 319 pp.
page(s): 144, figs 68a-b [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チヂミカゴガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata cf.)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata FREAK)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata GIANT)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata LARGE)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata PINK)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata YOUNG)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fimbria fimbriata)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Venus fimbriata Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Fimbria fimbriata (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Cebu, Mactan Island)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata cf.)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata FREAK)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata GIANT)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata LARGE)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata PINK)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata YOUNG)
To Conchology (Fimbria fimbriata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fimbria fimbriata)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Venus fimbriata Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Fimbria fimbriata (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Cebu, Mactan Island)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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