Aphia name details
Mactrella californica (Conrad, 1837)
596374 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596374)
unaccepted
Species
Mactra californica Conrad, 1837 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Mactra californica Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 240, pl. 18 fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 240, pl. 18 fig. 2. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mactrella californica (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596374 on 2026-08-11
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(of Mactra californica Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 240, pl. 18 fig. 2. [details]
source of synonymy Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746].
page(s): 834; note: placement in Mactrella by Signorelli (2012) rebutted [details]
status source Signorelli, J. H. (2012). The molluscan genera <i> Mactrella</i> and <i>Mactrinula</i>: Taxonomic revision and redescription of type species. <em>Malacologia.</em> 55(2): 191-202., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.055.0201
page(s): 198-199; note: placed in genus Mactrella Gray contrary to Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 240, pl. 18 fig. 2. [details]
source of synonymy Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746].
page(s): 834; note: placement in Mactrella by Signorelli (2012) rebutted [details]
status source Signorelli, J. H. (2012). The molluscan genera <i> Mactrella</i> and <i>Mactrinula</i>: Taxonomic revision and redescription of type species. <em>Malacologia.</em> 55(2): 191-202., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.055.0201
page(s): 198-199; note: placed in genus Mactrella Gray contrary to Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) [details] Available for editors
