WoRMS taxon details
Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
156996 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156996)
accepted
Species
Mactra gigantea Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Mactra procera Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted
Mactra similis Say, 1822 · unaccepted
Mactra solidissima Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted (original combination)
Mactra solidissima curta Gould, 1871 · unaccepted
Spissula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) · unaccepted > misspelling (of genus name )
Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) · alternate representation
Spisula solidissima similis (Say, 1822) · unaccepted
Subspecies Spisula solidissima similis (Say, 1822) accepted as Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
marine
Not documented
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to South Carolina
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to South Carolina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156996 on 2023-09-30
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original description
(of Mactra gigantea Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 5. Paris: Deterville/Verdière, 612 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46337
page(s): 472 [details]
original description (of Mactra procera Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Mactra solidissima curta Gould, 1871) Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Boston. 524 pp, textfigs 350-754, colored pls 16-27 comprising figs 214-349. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 75. [details]
original description (of Mactra similis Say, 1822) 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
page(s): 309 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 472 [details]
original description (of Mactra procera Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Mactra solidissima curta Gould, 1871) Gould, A. A. (1870). <i>Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts</i>. Second edition, comprising the Mollusca. Edited by W.G. Binney. Boston. 524 pp, textfigs 350-754, colored pls 16-27 comprising figs 214-349. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10897088
page(s): 75. [details]
original description (of Mactra similis Say, 1822) 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
page(s): 309 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Dimensions reaches 10 to 12.5 cm in size [details]Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to South Carolina [details]
Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | reuzenstrandschelp | [details] |
| English | solid surfclambar clamAtlantic surfclamAtlantic surf clam | [details] |
| French | mactre solidemactre de l'Atlantiquemactre d'Amérique | [details] |
| German | RiesentrogmuschelAtlantische Riesentrogmuschel | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817))
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (138 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (239 publications) (from synonym Mactra solidissima Dillwyn, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (77 publications) (from synonym Mactra similis Say, 1822)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Spisula solidissima similis (Say, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To GenBank (268 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Spisula solidissima similis (Say, 1822))
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 033440)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (138 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (239 publications) (from synonym Mactra solidissima Dillwyn, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (77 publications) (from synonym Mactra similis Say, 1822)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Spisula solidissima similis (Say, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To GenBank (268 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Spisula solidissima similis (Say, 1822))
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 033440)
To ITIS
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