MolluscaBase taxon details
Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846)
549663 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:549663)
accepted
Species
Cyclas maritima A. d'Orbigny, 1853 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cyrena colorata Prime, 1865 · unaccepted
Cyrena cubensis Prime, 1860 · unaccepted
Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyrena protexta Conrad, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyrena salmacida Morelet, 1851 · unaccepted
Polymesoda maritima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 23, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 23, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
Type locality contained in Tampa Bay
type locality contained in Tampa Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549663 on 2025-06-30
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original description
(of Cyclas maritima A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 280, pl. 21, figs. 47-50 [details]
original description (of Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 23, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Cyrena protexta Conrad, 1869) Conrad, T. A. (1869). Notes on Recent Mollusca. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 5: 104-108, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7005093
page(s): 107, pl. 12 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Cyrena salmacida Morelet, 1851) Morelet, A. (1851). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars II. Paris: Baillière. 30 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485022
page(s): 26 [details]
basis of record Mikkelsen, P. M. & Bieler, R. (2007). <i>Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves.</i> Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp. [publisher's copyright date given as "2008"]. [details]
page(s): 280, pl. 21, figs. 47-50 [details]
original description (of Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 23, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Cyrena protexta Conrad, 1869) Conrad, T. A. (1869). Notes on Recent Mollusca. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 5: 104-108, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7005093
page(s): 107, pl. 12 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Cyrena salmacida Morelet, 1851) Morelet, A. (1851). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars II. Paris: Baillière. 30 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485022
page(s): 26 [details]
basis of record Mikkelsen, P. M. & Bieler, R. (2007). <i>Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves.</i> Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp. [publisher's copyright date given as "2008"]. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polymesoda maritima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymesoda floridana)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymesoda maritima) (from synonym Polymesoda maritima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda maritima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda maritima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846)
To Malacopics (Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846) United States, Texas, Cameron County, Laguna Mad...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1466144)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymesoda floridana)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymesoda maritima) (from synonym Polymesoda maritima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda maritima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Polymesoda maritima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Cyrena floridana Conrad, 1846)
To Malacopics (Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846) United States, Texas, Cameron County, Laguna Mad...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1466144)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
