WoRMS taxon details
Solen viridis Say, 1821
156995 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156995)
accepted
Species
Solen viridis var. aldrigei Nowell-Usticke, 1969 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid: infrasubspecific name....)
invalid: infrasubspecific name. Validated as Solen aldridgei by Nowell-Usticke in 1971
- Variety Solen viridis var. aldrigei Nowell-Usticke, 1969 accepted as Solen viridis Say, 1821 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, invalid: infrasubspecific name. Validated as Solen aldridgei by Nowell-Usticke in 1971)
marine
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411 [details]
Note not given., probably lost.
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Solen viridis Say, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156995 on 2026-01-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411 [details]
original description (of Solen viridis var. aldrigei Nowell-Usticke, 1969) Nowell-Usticke, G. W. 1969. A supplementary listing of new shells (illustrated). To be added to the Check List of the marine shells of St. Croix. Burlington, Vermont: Lane Press. 32 pp., 6 pls.
page(s): 7 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
original description (of Solen viridis var. aldrigei Nowell-Usticke, 1969) Nowell-Usticke, G. W. 1969. A supplementary listing of new shells (illustrated). To be added to the Check List of the marine shells of St. Croix. Burlington, Vermont: Lane Press. 32 pp., 6 pls.
page(s): 7 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
Other
additional source
Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diagnosis Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 2: 316. [details]Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
Type locality not given. [details]
Type material probably lost. [details]
