Moerella donacina (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 147021

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Heterodonta > Euheterodonta > Veneroida > Tellinoidea > Tellinidae > Moerella

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Moerella P. Fischer, 1887
Synonymised taxa		Angulus donacinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tellina donacina Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Sources		original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details] basis of record: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] from synonym: Harms, J. , 1993. Check list of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight) - a review of recent records. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuch. 47 1: 1-34. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: 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) page(s): 52 [details] [view taxon] context source: Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System , available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/collections/collections-management [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch stralende platschelp (from synonym)  [details]
Distribution		Azores Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] British Isles [details] Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] Tunis Gulf (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] West Africa [details]
Links		Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland To PESI
Image		Moerella donacina added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam () qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147021
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-03-01 09:59:49Z   created   Cuvelier, Daphne 2012-02-28 21:03:24Z   changed   Bouchet, Philippe
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		Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Moerella donacina (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147021 on 2013-05-22
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