WoRMS taxon details
Saccostrea mordax (A. A. Gould, 1850)
819190 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:819190)
accepted
Species
Ostrea mordax A. A. Gould, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Saccostrea mordoides Z.-M. Cui, L.-S. Hu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, X.-M. Guo & H.-Y. Wang, 2021 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ostrea mordax A. A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 346. [details]
page(s): 346. [details]
Type locality contained in Fiji Islands
type locality contained in Fiji Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Saccostrea mordax (A. A. Gould, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819190 on 2026-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ostrea mordax A. A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 346. [details]
original description (of Saccostrea mordoides Z.-M. Cui, L.-S. Hu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, X.-M. Guo & H.-Y. Wang, 2021) Cui, Z.; Hu, L.; Li, C.; Zhang, Z.; Guo, X.; Wang, H. (2021). Identification of <i>Saccostrea mordax</i> and a new species <i>Saccostrea mordoides</i> sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) from China. <em>Journal of Shellfish Research.</em> 40(1): 63-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.2983/035.040.0107 [details]
basis of record Hylleberg, J.; Kilburn, R. N. (2003). Marine molluscs of Vietnam. Annotations, voucher material, and species in need of verification. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication.</em> 28: 5-300., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271132376 [details]
basis of record Cui, Z.; Hu, L.; Li, C.; Zhang, Z.; Guo, X.; Wang, H. (2021). Identification of <i>Saccostrea mordax</i> and a new species <i>Saccostrea mordoides</i> sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) from China. <em>Journal of Shellfish Research.</em> 40(1): 63-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.2983/035.040.0107 [details]
page(s): 346. [details]
original description (of Saccostrea mordoides Z.-M. Cui, L.-S. Hu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, X.-M. Guo & H.-Y. Wang, 2021) Cui, Z.; Hu, L.; Li, C.; Zhang, Z.; Guo, X.; Wang, H. (2021). Identification of <i>Saccostrea mordax</i> and a new species <i>Saccostrea mordoides</i> sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) from China. <em>Journal of Shellfish Research.</em> 40(1): 63-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.2983/035.040.0107 [details]
basis of record Hylleberg, J.; Kilburn, R. N. (2003). Marine molluscs of Vietnam. Annotations, voucher material, and species in need of verification. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication.</em> 28: 5-300., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271132376 [details]
basis of record Cui, Z.; Hu, L.; Li, C.; Zhang, Z.; Guo, X.; Wang, H. (2021). Identification of <i>Saccostrea mordax</i> and a new species <i>Saccostrea mordoides</i> sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) from China. <em>Journal of Shellfish Research.</em> 40(1): 63-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.2983/035.040.0107 [details]
Other
additional source
Lukehurst, S. S.; Tan, S. K.; Tan, K. S.; Dehm, J.; Hewavitharane, C.; Wells, F. E. (2026). Clarifying the identities of <i>Saccostrea scyphophilla</i> (Péron & Lesueur, 1807) and <i>S. mordax</i> (Gould, 1850) (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5799(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5799.1.1
page(s): 18, figs 8C-D, 9–11, 12A-B [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 18, figs 8C-D, 9–11, 12A-B [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オハグロガキ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (77 barcodes)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Saccostrea mordax)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Saccostrea mordoides) (from synonym Saccostrea mordoides Z.-M. Cui, L.-S. Hu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, X.-M. Guo & H.-Y. Wang, 2021)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Saccostrea mordoides Z.-M. Cui, L.-S. Hu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, X.-M. Guo & H.-Y. Wang, 2021)
To GenBank (175 nucleotides; 146 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ostrea mordax Syntype USNM 5958) (from synonym Ostrea mordax A. A. Gould, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ostrea mordax A. A. Gould, 1850)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Saccostrea mordax)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Saccostrea mordoides) (from synonym Saccostrea mordoides Z.-M. Cui, L.-S. Hu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, X.-M. Guo & H.-Y. Wang, 2021)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Saccostrea mordoides Z.-M. Cui, L.-S. Hu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, X.-M. Guo & H.-Y. Wang, 2021)
To GenBank (175 nucleotides; 146 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ostrea mordax Syntype USNM 5958) (from synonym Ostrea mordax A. A. Gould, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ostrea mordax A. A. Gould, 1850)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
