WoRMS taxon details
Sphenia tumida J. E. Lewis, 1968
420974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420974)
accepted
Species
marine
Lewis, J. E. (1968). Taxonomy and paleoecology of a new species of <i>Sphenia</i> (Bivalvia; Myidae) from the Pleistocene of Florida. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 6(1): 23-32, 1 pl. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Sphenia tumida J. E. Lewis, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420974 on 2026-03-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Lewis, J. E. (1968). Taxonomy and paleoecology of a new species of <i>Sphenia</i> (Bivalvia; Myidae) from the Pleistocene of Florida. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 6(1): 23-32, 1 pl. [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
Other
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality