WoRMS name details
Mactra tristis Reeve, 1854
540837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:540837)
unaccepted (superseded combination)
Species
Mactra tristis Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym and homonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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. 14, species 69; note: ex Deshayes ms. [details]
page(s): pl. 14, species 69; note: ex Deshayes ms. [details]
Type locality contained in Moreton Bay
type locality contained in Moreton Bay (inaccurate) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mactra tristis Reeve, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=540837 on 2026-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
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. 14, species 69; note: ex Deshayes ms. [details]
page(s): pl. 14, species 69; note: ex Deshayes ms. [details]
Other
additional source
Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (1854): 62–72., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747443
page(s): 69; note: issued July 1854 [details]
page(s): 69; note: issued July 1854 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
