WoRMS taxon details
Senilia senilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
225173 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225173)
accepted
Species
Anadara senilis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Arca cor Mörch, 1853 · unaccepted
Arca grandaeva Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Arca senilis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Arca subnitens Récluz, 1851 · unaccepted
marine
(of Arca senilis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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page(s): 694 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Senilia senilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225173 on 2026-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arca senilis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 694 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Arca cor Mörch, 1853) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 41 [details]
original description (of Arca grandaeva 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 Arca subnitens Récluz, 1851) Recluz, C. (1851). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 2: 361-365, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15855236 [details]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 694 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Arca cor Mörch, 1853) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 41 [details]
original description (of Arca grandaeva 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 Arca subnitens Récluz, 1851) Recluz, C. (1851). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 2: 361-365, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15855236 [details]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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): 142-143 [details]
page(s): 142-143 [details]
Other
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 Debenay J.P., Leung Tack D., Ba M. & Sy I. 1994. Environmental conditions, growth and production of <i>Anadara senilis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) in a Senegal lagoon. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i>, 60(2): 113-121. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/60.2.113 [details]
additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Lozouet P. & Gourgues D. (1995). <i>Senilia</i> (Bivalvia: Arcidae) et <i>Anazola</i> (Gastropoda: Olividae) dans le Miocène d'Angola et de France, témoins d'une paléo-province Ouest-Africaine. <em>Haliotis.</em> 24: 101-108. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Debenay J.P., Leung Tack D., Ba M. & Sy I. 1994. Environmental conditions, growth and production of <i>Anadara senilis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) in a Senegal lagoon. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i>, 60(2): 113-121. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/60.2.113 [details]
additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Lozouet P. & Gourgues D. (1995). <i>Senilia</i> (Bivalvia: Arcidae) et <i>Anazola</i> (Gastropoda: Olividae) dans le Miocène d'Angola et de France, témoins d'une paléo-province Ouest-Africaine. <em>Haliotis.</em> 24: 101-108. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Anadara senilis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Arca senilis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Senilia senilis)
To Conchology (Senilia senilis)
To Conchology (Senilia senilis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Senilia senilis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Senilia senilis (Linnaeus, 1758) West Africa .)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Arca senilis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Senilia senilis)
To Conchology (Senilia senilis)
To Conchology (Senilia senilis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Senilia senilis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Senilia senilis (Linnaeus, 1758) West Africa .)
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