WoRMS taxon details
Lyonsia arenosa (Møller, 1842)
140290 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140290)
accepted
Species
Lyonsia (Pandorina) flabellata A. Gould, 1861 · unaccepted
Lyonsia arenosa arenosa (Møller, 1842) · unaccepted > superseded rank
Lyonsia arenosa sibirica Leche, 1883 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lyonsia arenosa tarasovi Scarlato, 1981 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lyonsia arenosa var. sibirica Leche, 1883 · unaccepted
Lyonsia flabellata A. Gould, 1861 · unaccepted
Lyonsia gibbosa Hancock, 1846 · unaccepted
Lyonsia olonkini T. Soot-Ryen, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lyonsia schimkevitschi Derjugin & Gurjanova, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Magdala arctica Mörch, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Osteodesma aeruginosa Mighels, 1844 · unaccepted
Pandorina arenosa Møller, 1842 · unaccepted
Pandorina beckii Leche, 1878 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Lyonsia arenosa arenosa (Møller, 1842) accepted as Lyonsia arenosa (Møller, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Lyonsia arenosa sibirica Leche, 1883 accepted as Lyonsia arenosa (Møller, 1842) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Lyonsia arenosa tarasovi Scarlato, 1981 accepted as Lyonsia arenosa (Møller, 1842) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Lyonsia arenosa var. sibirica Leche, 1883 accepted as Lyonsia arenosa (Møller, 1842)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Pandorina arenosa Møller, 1842) Møller, H. P. C. (1842). Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(1): 76-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322910
page(s): 93 [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
Type locality contained in Greenlandic Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Greenlandic Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Greenland to Maine, including Cobscook Bay; Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia
Distribution Greenland to Maine, including Cobscook Bay; Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lyonsia arenosa (Møller, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140290 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lyonsia schimkevitschi Derjugin & Gurjanova, 1926) Derjugin, K. M.; Gurjanova, E. (1926). Neue Mollusken aus den russischen Nordischen Meeren. <em>Travaux de la Société des Naturalistes de Léningrad Comptes Rendus des Seances, (Trudy Leningradskogo (Petrogradskogo) Obshchestva Estestvoispytatelei.</em> 56(1): 17-26, pl. 1. [In Russian]. [details]
original description (of Lyonsia gibbosa Hancock, 1846) Hancock A. 1846. A list of shells dredged on the West Coast of Davis's Strait; with notes and descriptions of eight new species. <i>Annals and Magazine of Natural History</i>, 18: 323-338, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319632 [details]
original description (of Lyonsia olonkini T. Soot-Ryen, 1932) Soot-Ryen, T. (1932). Pelecypoda: with a discussion of possible migrations of Arctic pelecypods in Tertiary times. In: The Norwegian north polar expedition with the "Maud" 1918 - 1925: scientific results, vol. 5 Biology(12). Bergen, A. S. John Griegs Boktrykkeri, 35 pp.
page(s): 11, pl. 1, fig. 13 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Magdala arctica Mörch, 1870) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1870). Fauna Molluscorum Islandiae. Oversigt over Islands Blöddyr. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn.</em> 1868 (11-13): 185-229. (Published 21 January 1870)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35852689
page(s): 219 [details]
original description (of Osteodesma aeruginosa Mighels, 1844) Mighels, J. W. (1844). Some specimens of shells, with descriptions. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 187-189. [details]
original description (of Pandorina arenosa Møller, 1842) Møller, H. P. C. (1842). Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(1): 76-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322910
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Pandorina beckii Leche, 1878) Leche, W. (1878). Öfversigt öfver de af svenska expeditionerna till Novaja Semlja och Jenissej 1875 och 1876 insamlade. Hafsmollusker. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, ny följd.</em> 16(2): 1-86, pls. 1, 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811522
page(s): 11 [details]
original description (of Lyonsia arenosa var. sibirica Leche, 1883) Leche, W. (1883). Ofversigt öfver de af Vega-Expeditionen insamlade arktiska hafsmollusker. I. Lamellibranchiata. Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskapliga Arbeten, 3 : 433-453, pls 32-34. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/51143 [details]
original description (of Lyonsia arenosa tarasovi Scarlato, 1981) Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 279, fig. 152 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lyonsia (Pandorina) flabellata A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 385-389 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492428
page(s): Vol. 8: 23. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
original description (of Lyonsia gibbosa Hancock, 1846) Hancock A. 1846. A list of shells dredged on the West Coast of Davis's Strait; with notes and descriptions of eight new species. <i>Annals and Magazine of Natural History</i>, 18: 323-338, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319632 [details]
original description (of Lyonsia olonkini T. Soot-Ryen, 1932) Soot-Ryen, T. (1932). Pelecypoda: with a discussion of possible migrations of Arctic pelecypods in Tertiary times. In: The Norwegian north polar expedition with the "Maud" 1918 - 1925: scientific results, vol. 5 Biology(12). Bergen, A. S. John Griegs Boktrykkeri, 35 pp.
page(s): 11, pl. 1, fig. 13 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Magdala arctica Mörch, 1870) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1870). Fauna Molluscorum Islandiae. Oversigt over Islands Blöddyr. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn.</em> 1868 (11-13): 185-229. (Published 21 January 1870)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35852689
page(s): 219 [details]
original description (of Osteodesma aeruginosa Mighels, 1844) Mighels, J. W. (1844). Some specimens of shells, with descriptions. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 187-189. [details]
original description (of Pandorina arenosa Møller, 1842) Møller, H. P. C. (1842). Index Molluscorum Groenlandiae. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(1): 76-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322910
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Pandorina beckii Leche, 1878) Leche, W. (1878). Öfversigt öfver de af svenska expeditionerna till Novaja Semlja och Jenissej 1875 och 1876 insamlade. Hafsmollusker. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, ny följd.</em> 16(2): 1-86, pls. 1, 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811522
page(s): 11 [details]
original description (of Lyonsia arenosa var. sibirica Leche, 1883) Leche, W. (1883). Ofversigt öfver de af Vega-Expeditionen insamlade arktiska hafsmollusker. I. Lamellibranchiata. Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskapliga Arbeten, 3 : 433-453, pls 32-34. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/51143 [details]
original description (of Lyonsia arenosa tarasovi Scarlato, 1981) Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 279, fig. 152 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lyonsia (Pandorina) flabellata A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 385-389 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492428
page(s): Vol. 8: 23. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions reaches 1.5 to 2 cm in size [details]Distribution Greenland to Maine, including Cobscook Bay; Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia [details]
Ecology glues sand grains to itself [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sandy lyonsia | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (119 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Lyonsia gibbosa Hancock, 1846)
To Malacopics (Lyonsia arenosa (Møller,1842) Norway, Svalbard, Bear Island, at 25 m depth)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pandorina arenosa Møller, 1842)
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Lyonsia gibbosa Hancock, 1846)
To Malacopics (Lyonsia arenosa (Møller,1842) Norway, Svalbard, Bear Island, at 25 m depth)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pandorina arenosa Møller, 1842)
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
