WoRMS name details
Trigonella veneriformis (Reeve, 1854)
1877080 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1877080)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Trigonella da Costa, 1778 accepted as Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mactra veneriformis Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Mactra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, March 1854; pl. 1, 6-14, April 1854; pl. 15-21, May 1854]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120371
page(s): pl. 13 species no. 63; note: name attributed by Reeve to Deshayes [details]
page(s): pl. 13 species no. 63; note: name attributed by Reeve to Deshayes [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Trigonella veneriformis (Reeve, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1877080 on 2026-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mactra veneriformis Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Mactra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, March 1854; pl. 1, 6-14, April 1854; pl. 15-21, May 1854]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120371
page(s): pl. 13 species no. 63; note: name attributed by Reeve to Deshayes [details]
basis of record Dunker, W. (1882). <i>Index molluscorum maris japonici, conscriptus et tabulis iconum xvi illustratus</i>. Novitates Conchologicae. Abbildung und Beschreibung Neuer Conchylien Supplement VII. T. Fischer, Cassel. vii + 301 pp., 16 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10838270
page(s): 182 [details]
page(s): pl. 13 species no. 63; note: name attributed by Reeve to Deshayes [details]
basis of record Dunker, W. (1882). <i>Index molluscorum maris japonici, conscriptus et tabulis iconum xvi illustratus</i>. Novitates Conchologicae. Abbildung und Beschreibung Neuer Conchylien Supplement VII. T. Fischer, Cassel. vii + 301 pp., 16 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10838270
page(s): 182 [details]
