Molluscabase - Mactra contraria Deshayes, 1855

MolluscaBase name details

Mactra contraria Deshayes, 1855

AphiaID

1614712 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1614712)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym and homonym)

Accepted Name

Mactra contraria Reeve, 1854 accepted as Austromactra contraria (Reeve, 1854)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mactra Linnaeus, 1767

Orig. name

Mactra contraria Deshayes, 1855

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

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): 62 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mactra contraria Deshayes, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1614712 on 2024-04-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-12-09 22:33:51Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description 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): 62 [details]