WoRMS name details
Montacuta bidentata (Montagu, 1803)
162737 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:162737)
unaccepted
Species
- Variety Montacuta bidentata var. fragilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Kurtiella planulata (W. Stimpson, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Montacuta bidentata var. tenuis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Kurtiella planulata (W. Stimpson, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Montacuta bidentata var. triangularis J. T. Marshall, 1893 accepted as Kurtiella bidentata (Montagu, 1803)
marine
(of Mya bidentata Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 44, pl. 26 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 44, pl. 26 fig. 5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Montacuta bidentata (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=162737 on 2026-02-25
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Nomenclature
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(of Mya bidentata Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 44, pl. 26 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Harms, J. (1993). Check list of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight): a review of recent records. <em>Helgoländer Meeresunters.</em> 47: 1-34. [p. 25, tab. 3: Gastrosaccus spinifer, Mysis relicta, Praunus inermis, Schistomysis kervillei, Schistomysis spiritus. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02366182 [details]
page(s): 44, pl. 26 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Harms, J. (1993). Check list of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight): a review of recent records. <em>Helgoländer Meeresunters.</em> 47: 1-34. [p. 25, tab. 3: Gastrosaccus spinifer, Mysis relicta, Praunus inermis, Schistomysis kervillei, Schistomysis spiritus. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02366182 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
