Aphia taxon details
Musculus varicosus (A. A. Gould, 1861)
506134 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:506134)
accepted
Species
Modiolaria varicosa A. A. Gould, 1861 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Modiolaria varicosa A. A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 382-389, 400 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249942
page(s): Vol. 8: 37. [details]
page(s): Vol. 8: 37. [details]
Type locality contained in Port Jackson
type locality contained in Port Jackson [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Musculus varicosus (A. A. Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506134 on 2026-08-18
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(of Modiolaria varicosa A. A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 382-389, 400 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249942
page(s): Vol. 8: 37. [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): Vol. 8: 37. [details]
basis of record 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
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Modiolaria varicosa A. A. Gould, 1861)
To Malacopics (Musculus varicosus (A.Gould,1861) Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, The Spit)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Modiolaria varicosa A. A. Gould, 1861)
To Malacopics (Musculus varicosus (A.Gould,1861) Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, The Spit)
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