WoRMS taxon details
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)
140459 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140459)
accepted
Species
Lithodomus dactylus G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 · unaccepted
Lithodomus inflatus Requien, 1848 · unaccepted
Lithodomus lithophagus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Lithodomus lithophagus var. minor Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithophaga bella Yanakevich, 1980 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lithophaga lithoglypha Dunker, 1882 · unaccepted
Lithophaga mytuloides Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Lithophagus communis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · unaccepted
Lithophagus lithophagus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine
(of Mytilus lithophagus 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
page(s): 705 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 705 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140459 on 2026-09-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lithophaga lithoglypha Dunker, 1882) Dunker, W. (1880-1883). Die Gattung <i>Lithophaga</i> in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. pp. 1-32, pl. 1-6, In: H. C. Küster (ed.), Systematisches Conchylien–Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Volume 8, part 3a. Bauer und Raspe, Nurnberg [pls 1–3, 1880; pp. 1–8, pls 4-6, 1882; pp. 9-32, 1883]
In Martini & Chemnitz(eds) Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet, 8 (3a): 1-32, pi. 1-6.
Nürnberg, G.N. Raspe. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34258363
page(s): 3, pl. 4 fig. 5-6 [details]
original description (of Mytilus lithophagus 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
page(s): 705 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lithophagus communis 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): 69 [details]
original description (of Lithodomus lithophagus var. minor Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 381 [details]
original description (of Lithodomus inflatus Requien, 1848) Requien, E. (1848). <i>Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse</i>. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59044288
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Lithophaga mytuloides Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793) Salis Marschlins, C. U.; Von. (1793). Reisen in verschiedne Provinzen des Königsreichs Neapel. Erster Band. Mit Kupfern Zürich. Zürich, Leipzig. Ziegler & Söhne. 1-442, [1-4], pls. I-X [= 1-10]. , available online at https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/2318188 [details]
original description (of Lithodomus dactylus G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]
original description (of Lithophaga bella Yanakevich, 1980 †) Yanakevich A.N. (1980). Определитель среднемиоценовой фауны Молдавии [= A determination key of the Middle Miocene fauna of Moldavia]. <em>Kishinev: Shtiintsa, 1987.</em> 138 pp.
page(s): 45, pl. 7, fig. 9-10 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 3, pl. 4 fig. 5-6 [details]
original description (of Mytilus lithophagus 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
page(s): 705 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lithophagus communis 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): 69 [details]
original description (of Lithodomus lithophagus var. minor Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 381 [details]
original description (of Lithodomus inflatus Requien, 1848) Requien, E. (1848). <i>Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse</i>. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59044288
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Lithophaga mytuloides Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793) Salis Marschlins, C. U.; Von. (1793). Reisen in verschiedne Provinzen des Königsreichs Neapel. Erster Band. Mit Kupfern Zürich. Zürich, Leipzig. Ziegler & Söhne. 1-442, [1-4], pls. I-X [= 1-10]. , available online at https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/2318188 [details]
original description (of Lithodomus dactylus G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]
original description (of Lithophaga bella Yanakevich, 1980 †) Yanakevich A.N. (1980). Определитель среднемиоценовой фауны Молдавии [= A determination key of the Middle Miocene fauna of Moldavia]. <em>Kishinev: Shtiintsa, 1987.</em> 138 pp.
page(s): 45, pl. 7, fig. 9-10 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 196-197 [details]
page(s): 196-197 [details]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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 Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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 Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | midhja hurmë | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Малък каменопробивачmаlak kаmenoprobivаch | [details] |
| Dutch | steenmosselEuropese dadelmossel | [details] |
| English | European date musseldatemussel [from synonym]date musselcommon date mussel [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | datte lithophage d'Europedate de mer | [details] |
| German | SteindattelSeedattelMeeresdattel [from synonym]Europäische SteindattelDattelmuschel | [details] |
| Italian | dattero di mare | [details] |
| Lithuanian | akmengraužis | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | ΧουρμάςΠετροσωλήναςΒάλανος | [details] |
| Norwegian | daddelmusling | [details] |
| Russian | камнеточецили морской финик | [details] |
| Slovenian | morski datelj | [details] |
| Spanish | dátil de mar | [details] |
| Turkish | yeşil ağaç salyangozutaş midyesideniz midyesi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Морський фінік | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (106 publications) (from synonym Lithodomus dactylus G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (126 publications) (from synonym Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (135 publications) (from synonym Lithodomus lithophagus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lithophaga lithophaga)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Attiki, Attiki, Poros Island, Bisti,...
To PESI (from synonym Lithodomus lithophagus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793)
To PESI (from synonym Lithodomus lithophagus var. minor Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Lithodomus inflatus Requien, 1848)
To PESI (from synonym Lithophaga mytuloides Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (106 publications) (from synonym Lithodomus dactylus G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (126 publications) (from synonym Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (135 publications) (from synonym Lithodomus lithophagus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lithophaga lithophaga)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Attiki, Attiki, Poros Island, Bisti,...
To PESI (from synonym Lithodomus lithophagus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793)
To PESI (from synonym Lithodomus lithophagus var. minor Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Lithodomus inflatus Requien, 1848)
To PESI (from synonym Lithophaga mytuloides Röding, 1798)
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