WoRMS taxon details
Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837
138159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138159)
accepted
Genus
Cardium solidum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Hemimactra Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted
Mactra (Spisula) J. E. Gray, 1837 · unaccepted
Notospisula Iredale, 1930 · unaccepted
Spissula [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling
Spisula (Hemimactra) Swainson, 1840 · alternate representation
Spisula (Notospisula) Iredale, 1930 · unaccepted
Spisula (Ruellia) Cossmann, 1913 † · alternate representation
Spisula (Spisula) Gray, 1837 · alternate representation
Spisula (Spisulona) Marwick, 1948 · alternate representation
Spisulina P. Fischer, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)
Spisulona Marwick, 1948 † · unaccepted
Species Spisula adamsi Olsson, 1961
Species Spisula austini Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990
Species Spisula discors (Gray, 1837)
Species Spisula elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Spisula murchisoni (Reeve, 1854)
Species Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1832)
Species Spisula sachalinensis (Schrenck, 1862)
Species Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Subgenus Spisula (Austromactra) Iredale, 1930 accepted as Austromactra Iredale, 1930 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Spisula (Crassula) Marwick, 1948 accepted as Crassula Marwick, 1948
Subgenus Spisula (Mactromeris) Conrad, 1868 accepted as Mactromeris Conrad, 1868
Subgenus Spisula (Notospisula) Iredale, 1930 accepted as Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837
Species Spisula aequilateralis (Deshayes, 1854) accepted as Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854)
Species Spisula alaskana Dall, 1924 accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860)
Species Spisula aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) accepted as Oxyperas aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) accepted as Oxyperas aspersum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Species Spisula belliana W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 accepted as Oxyperas belliana (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) accepted as Oxyperas bellianum (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
Species Spisula bernardi Pilsbry, 1904 accepted as Oxyperas bernardi (Pilsbry, 1904)
Species Spisula camaronis Dall, 1921 accepted as Mactromeris hemphillii (Dall, 1894)
Species Spisula catilliformis Conrad, 1867 accepted as Mactromeris catilliformis (Conrad, 1867)
Species Spisula cretacea Angas, 1868 accepted as Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Spisula dolabriformis Conrad, 1867 accepted as Simomactra dolabriformis (Conrad, 1867) (original combination)
Species Spisula fragilis (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Mactra fragilis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mactrotoma fragilis (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Spisula hemphillii (Dall, 1894) accepted as Mactromeris hemphillii (Dall, 1894)
Species Spisula isabelleana (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mactra isabelleana d'Orbigny, 1846
Species Spisula lamarckii Gray, 1837 accepted as Eastonia rugosa (Helbling, 1779)
Species Spisula lentiginosa Gould, 1852 accepted as Oxyperas lentiginosa (Gould, 1852) accepted as Oxyperas lentiginosum (Gould, 1852)
Species Spisula longa Dall, 1921 accepted as Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
Species Spisula mariae A. Adams, 1856 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Spisula marplatensis (Doello-Jurado, 1949) accepted as Mactra marplatensis Doello-Jurado, 1949
Species Spisula ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817) accepted as Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Spisula ovata Gray, 1843 accepted as Cyclomactra ovata (Gray, 1843)
Species Spisula petitii (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mactra petitii d'Orbigny, 1846
Species Spisula polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860) accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Spisula producta Angas, 1868 accepted as Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Spisula richmondi (Dall, 1894) accepted as Mactra petitii d'Orbigny, 1846
Species Spisula sayii Gray, 1837 accepted as Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1832)
Species Spisula solanderi J. E. Gray, 1837 accepted as Eastonia solanderi (J. E. Gray, 1837)
Species Spisula strongi T. A. Burch, 1945 accepted as Simomactra planulata (Conrad, 1837)
Species Spisula triangula (Brocchi, 1814) accepted as Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Spisula vladivostokensis Bartsch, 1929 accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860)
Species Spisula voji [sic] accepted as Spisula voyi (Gabb, 1866) † accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860)
Species Spisula williamsi (S. S. Berry, 1960) accepted as Spisula adamsi Olsson, 1961
Subgenus Spisula (Hemimactra) Swainson, 1840 represented as Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837
Species Spisula austini Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990
Species Spisula discors (Gray, 1837)
Species Spisula elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Spisula murchisoni (Reeve, 1854)
Species Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1832)
Species Spisula sachalinensis (Schrenck, 1862)
Species Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Subgenus Spisula (Austromactra) Iredale, 1930 accepted as Austromactra Iredale, 1930 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Spisula (Crassula) Marwick, 1948 accepted as Crassula Marwick, 1948
Subgenus Spisula (Mactromeris) Conrad, 1868 accepted as Mactromeris Conrad, 1868
Subgenus Spisula (Notospisula) Iredale, 1930 accepted as Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837
» Species Spisula (Notospisula) colganae Healy & Lamprell, 1992 accepted as Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Spisula adelaidae Angas, 1865 accepted as Anapella cycladea (Lamarck, 1818)Species Spisula aequilateralis (Deshayes, 1854) accepted as Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854)
Species Spisula alaskana Dall, 1924 accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860)
Species Spisula aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) accepted as Oxyperas aspersa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) accepted as Oxyperas aspersum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Species Spisula belliana W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 accepted as Oxyperas belliana (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) accepted as Oxyperas bellianum (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
Species Spisula bernardi Pilsbry, 1904 accepted as Oxyperas bernardi (Pilsbry, 1904)
Species Spisula camaronis Dall, 1921 accepted as Mactromeris hemphillii (Dall, 1894)
Species Spisula catilliformis Conrad, 1867 accepted as Mactromeris catilliformis (Conrad, 1867)
Species Spisula cretacea Angas, 1868 accepted as Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Spisula dolabriformis Conrad, 1867 accepted as Simomactra dolabriformis (Conrad, 1867) (original combination)
Species Spisula fragilis (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Mactra fragilis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mactrotoma fragilis (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Spisula hemphillii (Dall, 1894) accepted as Mactromeris hemphillii (Dall, 1894)
Species Spisula isabelleana (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mactra isabelleana d'Orbigny, 1846
Species Spisula lamarckii Gray, 1837 accepted as Eastonia rugosa (Helbling, 1779)
Species Spisula lentiginosa Gould, 1852 accepted as Oxyperas lentiginosa (Gould, 1852) accepted as Oxyperas lentiginosum (Gould, 1852)
Species Spisula longa Dall, 1921 accepted as Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
Species Spisula mariae A. Adams, 1856 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Spisula marplatensis (Doello-Jurado, 1949) accepted as Mactra marplatensis Doello-Jurado, 1949
Species Spisula ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817) accepted as Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Spisula ovata Gray, 1843 accepted as Cyclomactra ovata (Gray, 1843)
Species Spisula petitii (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mactra petitii d'Orbigny, 1846
Species Spisula polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860) accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Spisula producta Angas, 1868 accepted as Spisula trigonella (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Spisula richmondi (Dall, 1894) accepted as Mactra petitii d'Orbigny, 1846
Species Spisula sayii Gray, 1837 accepted as Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1832)
Species Spisula solanderi J. E. Gray, 1837 accepted as Eastonia solanderi (J. E. Gray, 1837)
Species Spisula strongi T. A. Burch, 1945 accepted as Simomactra planulata (Conrad, 1837)
Species Spisula triangula (Brocchi, 1814) accepted as Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
Species Spisula vladivostokensis Bartsch, 1929 accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860)
Species Spisula voji [sic] accepted as Spisula voyi (Gabb, 1866) † accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860)
Species Spisula williamsi (S. S. Berry, 1960) accepted as Spisula adamsi Olsson, 1961
Subgenus Spisula (Hemimactra) Swainson, 1840 represented as Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837
» Species Spisula (Hemimactra) alaskana Dall, 1924
» Species Spisula (Hemimactra) polymyma W. Simpson, 1860 accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860)
» Species Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) represented as Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
Subgenus Spisula (Spisula) Gray, 1837 represented as Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837» Species Spisula (Hemimactra) polymyma W. Simpson, 1860 accepted as Mactromeris polynyma (W. Stimpson, 1860)
» Species Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) represented as Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
» Species Spisula (Spisula) ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817) represented as Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgenus Spisula (Spisulona) Marwick, 1948 represented as Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837 » Species Spisula (Spisulona) discors (Gray, 1837) represented as Spisula discors (Gray, 1837)
» Species Spisula (Spisulona) murchisoni (Reeve, 1854) represented as Spisula murchisoni (Reeve, 1854)
» Species Spisula (Spisulona) murchisoni (Reeve, 1854) represented as Spisula murchisoni (Reeve, 1854)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1837). A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and the author's cabinet. <em>Magazine of Natural History, N.S.</em> 1: 370-376., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2334415
page(s): 372-374, 370 [details]
page(s): 372-374, 370 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138159 on 2023-06-03
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original description
Gray, J. E. (1837). A synoptical catalogue of the species of certain tribes or genera of shells contained in the collection of the British Museum and the author's cabinet. <em>Magazine of Natural History, N.S.</em> 1: 370-376., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2334415
page(s): 372-374, 370 [details]
original description (of Notospisula Iredale, 1930) Iredale, T. (1930). More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(9): 384-407, pls 62-65. [Published 27 June 1930]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17186/773_complete.pdf
page(s): 400, 407 [details]
original description (of Spisulona Marwick, 1948 †) Marwick J. (1948). Lower Pliocene Mollusca from Otahuhu, Auckland. <em>New Zealand Geological Survey Palaeontological Bulletin.</em> 16: 38 pp., 8 pl.
page(s): 22 [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 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]
page(s): 372-374, 370 [details]
original description (of Notospisula Iredale, 1930) Iredale, T. (1930). More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(9): 384-407, pls 62-65. [Published 27 June 1930]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17186/773_complete.pdf
page(s): 400, 407 [details]
original description (of Spisulona Marwick, 1948 †) Marwick J. (1948). Lower Pliocene Mollusca from Otahuhu, Auckland. <em>New Zealand Geological Survey Palaeontological Bulletin.</em> 16: 38 pp., 8 pl.
page(s): 22 [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 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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| German | Trogmuscheln | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | trauskjell | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | trauskjel | [details] |
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