WoRMS name details
Mactra inceri Petuch, 1998
458131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:458131)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Petuch, E. J. (1998). The molluscan fauna of the Wawa River region, Miskito Coast, Nicaragua: ecology, biogeographical implications, and descriptions of new taxa. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 11(1):22-44, 49 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273744
page(s): 39-40, figs. 7-8, 11 [details]
page(s): 39-40, figs. 7-8, 11 [details]
Holotype CM CMNH 47338
, Type locality contained in Nicaraguan part of the Caribbean Sea , Note on lower beach flat at low tide, southern side...
Holotype CM CMNH 47338 [details]
type locality contained in Nicaraguan part of the Caribbean Sea (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality on lower beach flat at low tide, southern side of Bragman's Bluff, approximately 2.5 km north of Puerto Cabezas, Miskito Coast [details]
Etymology Named for Dr. Jaime Incer, Director of IREMA, Managua, Nicaragua
Etymology Named for Dr. Jaime Incer, Director of IREMA, Managua, Nicaragua [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mactra inceri Petuch, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458131 on 2026-01-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Petuch, E. J. (1998). The molluscan fauna of the Wawa River region, Miskito Coast, Nicaragua: ecology, biogeographical implications, and descriptions of new taxa. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 11(1):22-44, 49 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273744
page(s): 39-40, figs. 7-8, 11 [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): 39-40, figs. 7-8, 11 [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
source of synonymy
Signorelli, J. H.; Pastorino, G. (2012). Taxonomic revision of Brazilian Mactridae Lamarck, 1809 (Bivalvia: Cardiida). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3245, 30-53. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype CM CMNH 47338 [details]
