WoRMS taxon details
Simomactra falcata (A. A. Gould, 1850)
505765 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:505765)
accepted
Species
Anisodonta pellucida Dall, 1916 · unaccepted
Mactra falcata A. A. Gould, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mactra falcata 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): 216. [details]
page(s): 216. [details]
Type locality contained in Puget Sound
type locality contained in Puget Sound [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Simomactra falcata (A. A. Gould, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505765 on 2026-02-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Anisodonta pellucida Dall, 1916) Dall, W. H. (1916). Diagnoses of new species of marine bivalve mollusks from the northwest coast of America in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 52 (2183): 393-417., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765696
page(s): 411 [details]
original description (of Mactra falcata 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): 216. [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): 411 [details]
original description (of Mactra falcata 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): 216. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Malacopics (Simomactra falcata (A. Gould, 1850) Canada, British Columbia, Sechelt District Muni...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mactra falcata Holotype USNM 5893) (from synonym Mactra falcata A. A. Gould, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Anisodonta pellucida Dall, 1916)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mactra falcata A. A. Gould, 1850)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Malacopics (Simomactra falcata (A. Gould, 1850) Canada, British Columbia, Sechelt District Muni...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mactra falcata Holotype USNM 5893) (from synonym Mactra falcata A. A. Gould, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Anisodonta pellucida Dall, 1916)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mactra falcata A. A. Gould, 1850)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally, from synonym
