WoRMS taxon details
Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
505780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:505780)
accepted
Species
Lutraria (Cryptodon) nuttallii Conrad, 1837 · unaccepted (basionym)
Lutraria inflata Dunker, 1853 · unaccepted
Lutraria nuttallii Conrad, 1837 · unaccepted (original combination)
Schizothaerus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Schizothaerus nuttallii bighopensis J. Henderson, 1931 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Spisula longa Dall, 1921 · unaccepted
marine
(of Lutraria (Cryptodon) nuttallii Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 235, pl. 18, fig. 1. [details]
page(s): 235, pl. 18, fig. 1. [details]
Type locality contained in Santa Barbara
type locality contained in Santa Barbara [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505780 on 2026-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lutraria (Cryptodon) nuttallii Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 235, pl. 18, fig. 1. [details]
original description (of Spisula longa Dall, 1921) Dall, W. H. (1921). New fossil invertebrates from San Quentin Bay, Lower California. <em>West American Scientist.</em> 19 (2): 17-18.
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Lutraria inflata Dunker, 1853) Dunker, W. (1853). Diagnoses molluscorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 10: 58-60, 95-96, 110-111., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300958
page(s): 112 [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): 235, pl. 18, fig. 1. [details]
original description (of Spisula longa Dall, 1921) Dall, W. H. (1921). New fossil invertebrates from San Quentin Bay, Lower California. <em>West American Scientist.</em> 19 (2): 17-18.
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Lutraria inflata Dunker, 1853) Dunker, W. (1853). Diagnoses molluscorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 10: 58-60, 95-96, 110-111., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300958
page(s): 112 [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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Stearns, R. E. C. (1908). Clams and the earthquake. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 21(12): 141-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3666103 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | summer clam [from synonym]Pacific gaper clamhorseneck clamgaper [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Sommermuschel [from synonym]Pazifische Klaffmuschel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Spisula longa Dall, 1921)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Schizothaerus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tresus nuttallii)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Lutraria nuttallii Conrad, 1837)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837) United States, California, Carlsbad)
To Malacopics (Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837) United States, California, San Diego County, Carlsb...
To Malacopics (Tresus nuttallii (Conrad,1837) Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren, De Kaloot)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Spisula longa Dall, 1921)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Schizothaerus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tresus nuttallii)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Lutraria nuttallii Conrad, 1837)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837) United States, California, Carlsbad)
To Malacopics (Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837) United States, California, San Diego County, Carlsb...
To Malacopics (Tresus nuttallii (Conrad,1837) Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren, De Kaloot)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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