WoRMS taxon details
Heterodonax pacificus (Conrad, 1837)
507183 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507183)
accepted
Species
Donax (Heterodonax) seychellarum Bertin, 1881 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax ovalina Reeve, 1854 · unaccepted (incorrect grammatical agreement...)
incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Donax ovalinus Reeve, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heterodonax seychellarum (Bertin, 1881) · unaccepted
Psammobia pacifica Conrad, 1837 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tellina versicolor P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted
Tellina vicina C. B. Adams, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Psammobia pacifica Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 241, pl. 18 fig. 13. [details]
page(s): 241, pl. 18 fig. 13. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Heterodonax pacificus (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507183 on 2026-09-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tellina vicina C. B. Adams, 1852) Adams, C. B. (1852). Catalogue of shells collected at Panama, with notes on their synonymy, station, and habitat. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 5: 229-549., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16328703
page(s): 509 [details]
original description (of Donax (Heterodonax) seychellarum Bertin, 1881) Bertin, V. (1881). Révision des Donacidées du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 2, 4: 57-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36875372
page(s): 118, pl. 3 figs 6a-b [details]
original description (of Psammobia pacifica Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 241, pl. 18 fig. 13. [details]
original description (of Donax ovalina Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date:pl. 1-6, September 1854; pl. 7-8, October 1854; pl.9: June 1855]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120533
page(s): pl. 3, sp. 17. [details]
original description (of Heterodonax bimaculatus var. purpureus M. B. Williamson, 1892) Williamson M.B. (1892). An annotated list of the shells of San Pedro Bay and vicinity, with a description of two new species by W.H. Dall. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 179-220, pls. 19-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737088
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Heterodonax bimaculatus var. salmoneus M. B. Williamson, 1892) Williamson M.B. (1892). An annotated list of the shells of San Pedro Bay and vicinity, with a description of two new species by W.H. Dall. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 179-220, pls. 19-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737088
page(s): 187 [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): 509 [details]
original description (of Donax (Heterodonax) seychellarum Bertin, 1881) Bertin, V. (1881). Révision des Donacidées du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 2, 4: 57-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36875372
page(s): 118, pl. 3 figs 6a-b [details]
original description (of Psammobia pacifica Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 241, pl. 18 fig. 13. [details]
original description (of Donax ovalina Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date:pl. 1-6, September 1854; pl. 7-8, October 1854; pl.9: June 1855]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120533
page(s): pl. 3, sp. 17. [details]
original description (of Heterodonax bimaculatus var. purpureus M. B. Williamson, 1892) Williamson M.B. (1892). An annotated list of the shells of San Pedro Bay and vicinity, with a description of two new species by W.H. Dall. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 179-220, pls. 19-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737088
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Heterodonax bimaculatus var. salmoneus M. B. Williamson, 1892) Williamson M.B. (1892). An annotated list of the shells of San Pedro Bay and vicinity, with a description of two new species by W.H. Dall. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 15: 179-220, pls. 19-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737088
page(s): 187 [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]
Taxonomy
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Pacific false-bean clam | [details] |
| German | Pazifische Falsche Dreiecksmuschel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Tellina versicolor P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Tellina versicolor P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Malacopics (Heterodonax pacificus (Conrad, 1837) Mexico, Colima, Manzanillo, low tide, sandy bo...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Tellina versicolor P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Malacopics (Heterodonax pacificus (Conrad, 1837) Mexico, Colima, Manzanillo, low tide, sandy bo...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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