WoRMS name details
Fissurella alternata Say, 1822
766590 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766590)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 224 [details]
page(s): 224 [details]
Note Coast of the United States
Type locality Coast of the United States [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fissurella alternata Say, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766590 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 224 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. (2009). Malacolog 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca., available online at http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
page(s): 224 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. (2009). Malacolog 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca., available online at http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Guppy, R. J. L. (1895). The Molluska of the Gulf of Paria. <em>Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad.</em> Pt. 2: 116-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54372323
page(s): 138 [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Coast of the United States [details]
