WoRMS taxon details
Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791)
140291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140291)
accepted
Species
Amphidesma corbuloides Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Anatina elongata Hanley, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lyonsia norwegica var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lyonsia striata (Montagu, 1816) · unaccepted
Mya nitida O. Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Mya pellucida T. Brown, 1818 · unaccepted
Mya striata Montagu, 1816 · unaccepted
Myatella montagui T. Brown, 1844 · unaccepted
Pandora aequivalvis R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted
Tellina coruscans Scacchi, 1833 · unaccepted
- Variety Lyonsia norwegica var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889 accepted as Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
marine
(of Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3222 [details]
page(s): 3222 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140291 on 2026-09-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mya pellucida T. Brown, 1818) Brown, T. (1818). Account of the Irish testacea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 2: 501-536, pl. 24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45848243
page(s): 505; pl. 24 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Myatella montagui T. Brown, 1844) Brown, T. (1838-1844). Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Second edition, greatly enlarged. London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart; London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172 [details]
original description (of Lyonsia norwegica var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 734 [details]
original description (of Mya nitida O. Fabricius, 1798) Fabricius, O. (1798). Tillæg til Conchylie- Slægterne <i>Lepas</i>, <i>Pholas</i>, <i>Mya</i> og <i>Solen</i>. <em>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 34-51., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN608227374_0004%7CLOG_0028 [details]
original description (of Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3222 [details]
original description (of Anatina elongata Hanley, 1842) Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846]. [details]
original description (of Amphidesma corbuloides Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 492 [details]
original description (of Mya striata Montagu, 1816) Montagu G. (1816). An account of some new and rare marine British shells and animals. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 11(2): 179-204, pls 12-14 ["1815"; 24 January 1816]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756731
page(s): 188, pl. 13 fig. 1 - A [details]
original description (of Pandora aequivalvis R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 18; pl. 1 fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Tellina coruscans Scacchi, 1833) Scacchi, A. (1833). <i>Osservazioni Zoologiche</i>. Napoli, Tipi della Società Tipografica. 1: 1-12 [February]; 2: 13-27 [May]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35752103
page(s): 14-15 [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]
page(s): 505; pl. 24 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Myatella montagui T. Brown, 1844) Brown, T. (1838-1844). Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Second edition, greatly enlarged. London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart; London: Smith, Elder, & Co & Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10921172 [details]
original description (of Lyonsia norwegica var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 734 [details]
original description (of Mya nitida O. Fabricius, 1798) Fabricius, O. (1798). Tillæg til Conchylie- Slægterne <i>Lepas</i>, <i>Pholas</i>, <i>Mya</i> og <i>Solen</i>. <em>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 34-51., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN608227374_0004%7CLOG_0028 [details]
original description (of Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3222 [details]
original description (of Anatina elongata Hanley, 1842) Hanley S. (1842-1846). <i>An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, by Sylvanus Hanley, B.A., F.L.S. The plates forming a third edition of the Index Testaceologicus, by William Wood</i>. London: W. Wood. 272 + 18 pp., pls 9-19. [1-224: reissue of material published in 1842-1843; 225-272, pls 9-13: 1843; pls 14-16: 1844; 9-18 (explanation to pls 9-13), pls 17-19: 1846]. [details]
original description (of Amphidesma corbuloides Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 492 [details]
original description (of Mya striata Montagu, 1816) Montagu G. (1816). An account of some new and rare marine British shells and animals. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 11(2): 179-204, pls 12-14 ["1815"; 24 January 1816]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756731
page(s): 188, pl. 13 fig. 1 - A [details]
original description (of Pandora aequivalvis R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 18; pl. 1 fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Tellina coruscans Scacchi, 1833) Scacchi, A. (1833). <i>Osservazioni Zoologiche</i>. Napoli, Tipi della Società Tipografica. 1: 1-12 [February]; 2: 13-27 [May]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35752103
page(s): 14-15 [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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Census of Marine Life (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 38), available online at http://www.comlsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SYNDEEP-Towards-a-first-global-synthesis-of-biodiversity-biogeography-and-ecosystem-function-in-the-deep-sea-Eva-Ramirez-Llodra-et-al..pdf [details]
additional source 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]
additional source 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type (of Mya pellucida T. Brown, 1818) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | perlemorsmusling | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (59 publications) (from synonym Lyonsia striata (Montagu, 1816))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lyonsia norwegica)
To GB Mollusca Types (Mya striata Montagu, 1816; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll3702) (from synonym Mya striata Montagu, 1816)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zakynthos, Laganas, beached a...
To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Portugal, Faro, Vila Real de Santo Antonio, washed...
To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Sweden, Gullmarfjorden)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Amphidesma corbuloides Lamarck, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Myatella montagui T. Brown, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Pandora aequivalvis R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina coruscans Scacchi, 1833)
To PESI (from synonym Anatina elongata Hanley, 1842)
To PESI (from synonym Lyonsia norwegica var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889)
To PESI (from synonym Mya pellucida T. Brown, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Mya striata Montagu, 1816)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (59 publications) (from synonym Lyonsia striata (Montagu, 1816))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lyonsia norwegica)
To GB Mollusca Types (Mya striata Montagu, 1816; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll3702) (from synonym Mya striata Montagu, 1816)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zakynthos, Laganas, beached a...
To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Portugal, Faro, Vila Real de Santo Antonio, washed...
To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Sweden, Gullmarfjorden)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Amphidesma corbuloides Lamarck, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Mya norwegica Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Myatella montagui T. Brown, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Pandora aequivalvis R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina coruscans Scacchi, 1833)
To PESI (from synonym Anatina elongata Hanley, 1842)
To PESI (from synonym Lyonsia norwegica var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889)
To PESI (from synonym Mya pellucida T. Brown, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Mya striata Montagu, 1816)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
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 striata.jpg "To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zakynthos, Laganas, beached a...")
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 coruscans.jpg "To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Portugal, Faro, Vila Real de Santo Antonio, washed...")
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.jpg "To Malacopics (Lyonsia norwegica (Gmelin, 1791) Sweden, Gullmarfjorden)")
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