ERMS taxon details
Thracia Blainville, 1824
138549 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138549)
accepted
Genus
Mya pubescens Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Thracia pubescens (Pulteney, 1799) (type by subsequent designation)
Thracia (Thracia) Blainville, 1824 · alternative representation
- Species Thracia convexa (W. Wood, 1815)
- Species Thracia corbuloides Deshayes, 1824
- Species Thracia devexa G. O. Sars, 1878
- Species Thracia gracilis Jeffreys, 1865
- Species Thracia myopsis Møller, 1842
- Species Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Thracia pubescens (Pulteney, 1799)
- Species Thracia septentrionalis Jeffreys, 1872
- Species Thracia villosiuscula (MacGillivray, 1827)
- Subgenus Thracia (Ixartia) Leach, 1852 accepted as Ixartia Leach, 1852 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Thracia brevirostra T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Cuspidaria cuspidata (Olivi, 1792) (synonym)
- Species Thracia brevis Deshayes, 1846 accepted as Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ixartia distorta (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Thracia casani Aradas & Calcara, 1843 accepted as Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ixartia distorta (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Thracia corbuloidea accepted as Thracia corbuloides Deshayes, 1824 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Thracia crassa Becher, 1886 accepted as Thracia septentrionalis Jeffreys, 1872
- Species Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ixartia distorta (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Thracia durouchouxi Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897 accepted as Thracia villosiuscula (MacGillivray, 1827)
- Species Thracia elongata R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Tellimya ferruginosa (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Thracia fabula R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ixartia distorta (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Thracia hiatelloides Brusina, 1866 accepted as Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ixartia distorta (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Thracia maravignae Aradas & Calcara, 1843 accepted as Thracia convexa (W. Wood, 1815)
- Species Thracia mitella De Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Thracia ovalis R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ixartia distorta (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Thracia papyracea (Poli, 1791) accepted as Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Thracia praetenuis [sic] accepted as Cochlodesma praetenue (Pulteney, 1799) (misspelling)
- Species Thracia trigona Aradas, 1847 accepted as Thracia convexa (W. Wood, 1815)
- Species Thracia truncata Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842 accepted as Thracia septentrionalis Jeffreys, 1872
- Species Thracia turtoniana Récluz, 1845 accepted as Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ixartia distorta (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Thracia ventricosa R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Thracia convexa (W. Wood, 1815)
- Subgenus Thracia (Thracia) Blainville, 1824 represented as Thracia Blainville, 1824
- Species Thracia (Thracia) rectangularis T. Soot-Ryen, 1941 accepted as Thracia gracilis Jeffreys, 1865 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1824). Mollusques, Mollusca (Malacoz.), pp. 1-392. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 32. Levrault, Strasbourg et Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25299230 [details] 
Note The designation of the type species of Thracia...
Type species The designation of the type species of Thracia is not straightforward. There are two originally included names with the description by Blainville (1824), his own T. corbuloidea and T. pubescens Leach, but at that time T. corbuloidea is still a nomen nudum, not available nomenclaturally, and Leach did not publish the name pubescens which is however available from Pulteney, 1799.
Later Blainville (1827, p. 660, in corrections and additions to his "Manuel de Malacologie") stated that Thracia pubescens should be excluded but ICZN art. 69.4. says that "Elimination of all but one of the originally included nominal species from a nominal genus or subgenus does not in itself constitute type fixation"
The first formal fixation comes in Deshayes (1830) in the entry for Thracia of "Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle" vol. 16, where he writes "C'est de cette manière que nous avons su que cette belle espèce [Thracia pubescens] était devenue le type d'un nouveau genre du zoologiste anglais. "
However he also describes Thracia pubescens as new species, based on a specimen in Brongniart collection with a manuscript label by Leach, which makes it separately available, homonymous and synonymous with Thracia pubescens Pulteney also based on Leach's unpublished name.
[details]
Later Blainville (1827, p. 660, in corrections and additions to his "Manuel de Malacologie") stated that Thracia pubescens should be excluded but ICZN art. 69.4. says that "Elimination of all but one of the originally included nominal species from a nominal genus or subgenus does not in itself constitute type fixation"
The first formal fixation comes in Deshayes (1830) in the entry for Thracia of "Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle" vol. 16, where he writes "C'est de cette manière que nous avons su que cette belle espèce [Thracia pubescens] était devenue le type d'un nouveau genre du zoologiste anglais. "
However he also describes Thracia pubescens as new species, based on a specimen in Brongniart collection with a manuscript label by Leach, which makes it separately available, homonymous and synonymous with Thracia pubescens Pulteney also based on Leach's unpublished name.
[details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Thracia Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138549 on 2025-05-30
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Thracia Blainville, 1824. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138549 on 2025-05-30
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original description
Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1824). Mollusques, Mollusca (Malacoz.), pp. 1-392. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 32. Levrault, Strasbourg et Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25299230 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
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]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
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]
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Type species The designation of the type species of Thracia is not straightforward. There are two originally included names with the description by Blainville (1824), his own T. corbuloidea and T. pubescens Leach, but at that time T. corbuloidea is still a nomen nudum, not available nomenclaturally, and Leach did not publish the name pubescens which is however available from Pulteney, 1799.Later Blainville (1827, p. 660, in corrections and additions to his "Manuel de Malacologie") stated that Thracia pubescens should be excluded but ICZN art. 69.4. says that "Elimination of all but one of the originally included nominal species from a nominal genus or subgenus does not in itself constitute type fixation"
The first formal fixation comes in Deshayes (1830) in the entry for Thracia of "Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle" vol. 16, where he writes "C'est de cette manière que nous avons su que cette belle espèce [Thracia pubescens] était devenue le type d'un nouveau genre du zoologiste anglais. "
However he also describes Thracia pubescens as new species, based on a specimen in Brongniart collection with a manuscript label by Leach, which makes it separately available, homonymous and synonymous with Thracia pubescens Pulteney also based on Leach's unpublished name.
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