WoRMS taxon details
Macoma moesta (Deshayes, 1855)
156226 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156226)
accepted
Species
Macoma alaskana Dall, 1900 · unaccepted
Macoma calcarea var. subovalis Posselt, 1895 · unaccepted
Macoma krausei Dall, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Macoma oneilli Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina lutea A. Krause, 1885 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina moesta Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina moesta Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 361 [details]
page(s): 361 [details]
Distribution Saguenay Fjord
Distribution Saguenay Fjord [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Macoma moesta (Deshayes, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156226 on 2026-03-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tellina moesta Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 361 [details]
original description (of Macoma calcarea var. subovalis Posselt, 1895) Posselt H.J. (1895). Østgrølandske Mollusker. <em>Meddelelser om Grønland.</em> 19: 61-93, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35649684
page(s): 74, pl. 1 fig. 15-16 [details]
original description (of Macoma krausei Dall, 1900) Dall, W. H. (1900). Synopsis of the family Tellinidae and of the North American species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 23 (1210): 285-326, pls 2-4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7512126
page(s): 298, 307, 322, pl. 4, fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Macoma oneilli Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). The Mollusca of the Arctic coast of America collected by the Canadian Arctic expedition west from Bathurst Inlet with an appended report on a collection of Pleistocene fossil Mollusca. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918. Vol. 8A: 1A-25A, pls 1-3. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37214435
page(s): 20A, pl. 2, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 361 [details]
original description (of Macoma calcarea var. subovalis Posselt, 1895) Posselt H.J. (1895). Østgrølandske Mollusker. <em>Meddelelser om Grønland.</em> 19: 61-93, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35649684
page(s): 74, pl. 1 fig. 15-16 [details]
original description (of Macoma krausei Dall, 1900) Dall, W. H. (1900). Synopsis of the family Tellinidae and of the North American species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 23 (1210): 285-326, pls 2-4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7512126
page(s): 298, 307, 322, pl. 4, fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Macoma oneilli Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). The Mollusca of the Arctic coast of America collected by the Canadian Arctic expedition west from Bathurst Inlet with an appended report on a collection of Pleistocene fossil Mollusca. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918. Vol. 8A: 1A-25A, pls 1-3. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37214435
page(s): 20A, pl. 2, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 361-362, photo 360 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 361-362, photo 360 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Saguenay Fjord [details]Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | flat macomaAlaska great tellin [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Flache Tellmuschel | [details] |
| Russian | Теллина ильная [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macoma moesta)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Tellina moesta Deshayes, 1855)
To Malacopics (Macoma moesta (Deshayes, 1855) Canada, Nova Scotia, NW of Sable Island, Banguero Ba...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (21 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macoma moesta)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Tellina moesta Deshayes, 1855)
To Malacopics (Macoma moesta (Deshayes, 1855) Canada, Nova Scotia, NW of Sable Island, Banguero Ba...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (21 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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