WoRMS taxon details
Siliqua costata (Say, 1822)
159998 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159998)
accepted
Species
Cultellus belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Machaera costata (Say, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Solen americanus Chenu, 1843 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Solen costatus Say, 1822 · unaccepted (original combination)
Solen sayii J. E. Gray, 1833 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Solen costatus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 315 [details]
page(s): 315 [details]
Type locality contained in New Jersey
type locality contained in New Jersey [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Siliqua costata (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159998 on 2025-10-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Solen americanus Chenu, 1843) Chenu, J. C. (1843). G[enus] <i>Solen</i>. Illustrations Conchyliologiques. [no text], 8 pls.
page(s): pl. 8 figs 4-5 [details]
original description (of Solen costatus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 315 [details]
original description (of Solen sayii J. E. Gray, 1833) Griffith E. & Pidgeon E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 31, fig. 3 [legend] [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): pl. 8 figs 4-5 [details]
original description (of Solen costatus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 315 [details]
original description (of Solen sayii J. E. Gray, 1833) Griffith E. & Pidgeon E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 31, fig. 3 [legend] [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
Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions reaches 5 to 6 cm in size [details]Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras [details]
Habitat intertidal and infralittoral of Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Atlantic razor clamAtlantic razor | [details] |
| French | silique costulée | [details] |
| German | Atlantische Messermuschel | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications)
To Malacopics (Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) United States, Massachusetts, Hyannis, Bass river, low tide, collected November 1975, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 079030)
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) United States, Massachusetts, Hyannis, Bass river, low tide, collected November 1975, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 079030)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
