Mactra opposita
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Huber, Markus
creator: Marshall, Bruce
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Mactra opposita Reeve, 1854
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mactra opposita Reeve, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216453 on 2026-08-30
created: 2001-11-14T16:35:57Z
modified: 2026-07-25T21:44:28Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Mactra opposita Reeve, 1854
class: Bivalvia
family: Mactridae
genus: Mactra
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus Mactra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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].
name published in: Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 22 (1854): 62–72.
name published in year: 1854
name published in year: 1855
order: Venerida
parent name usage ID: 138158
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: Reeve, 1854
specific epithet: opposita
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted