WoRMS taxon details
Martesia fragilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
156865 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156865)
accepted
Species
Martesia (Martesia) fragilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 · alternative representation
Martesia bahamensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1945 · unaccepted
Martesia exquisita Bartsch & Rehder, 1945 · unaccepted
Pholadidea (Penitella) minuscula Dall, 1908 · unaccepted
Pholadidea minuscula Dall, 1908 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Martesia (Martesiella) fragilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) Verrill A.E. & Bush K.J. (1898). Revision of the deep-water Mollusca of the Atlantic coast of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part I. Bivalvia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 20: 775-901., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15838668
page(s): 777 [details]
page(s): 777 [details]
Distribution off Virginia to Texas; Brazil
Distribution off Virginia to Texas; Brazil [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Martesia fragilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156865 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Martesia (Martesiella) fragilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) Verrill A.E. & Bush K.J. (1898). Revision of the deep-water Mollusca of the Atlantic coast of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part I. Bivalvia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 20: 775-901., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15838668
page(s): 777 [details]
original description (of Martesia (Diploplax) bahamensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1945) Bartsch, P. & Rehder, H. A. (1945). The West Atlantic boring mollusks of the genus <i>Martesia</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 104(11): 1-16, pls. 1-3 [2 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27082792
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Pholadidea (Penitella) minuscula Dall, 1908) Dall, W. H. (1908). Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891, Lieut.-Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. XXXVII. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross", from October, 1904 to March, 1905, Lieut.-Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. XIV. The Mollusca and Brachiopoda. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 43(6): 205-487, pls 1-22., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28878051
page(s): 222, 425 [details]
original description (of Martesia (Diploplax) exquisita Bartsch & Rehder, 1945) Bartsch, P. & Rehder, H. A. (1945). The West Atlantic boring mollusks of the genus <i>Martesia</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 104(11): 1-16, pls. 1-3 [2 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27082792
page(s): 10 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 777 [details]
original description (of Martesia (Diploplax) bahamensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1945) Bartsch, P. & Rehder, H. A. (1945). The West Atlantic boring mollusks of the genus <i>Martesia</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 104(11): 1-16, pls. 1-3 [2 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27082792
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Pholadidea (Penitella) minuscula Dall, 1908) Dall, W. H. (1908). Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891, Lieut.-Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. XXXVII. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross", from October, 1904 to March, 1905, Lieut.-Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. XIV. The Mollusca and Brachiopoda. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 43(6): 205-487, pls 1-22., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28878051
page(s): 222, 425 [details]
original description (of Martesia (Diploplax) exquisita Bartsch & Rehder, 1945) Bartsch, P. & Rehder, H. A. (1945). The West Atlantic boring mollusks of the genus <i>Martesia</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 104(11): 1-16, pls. 1-3 [2 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27082792
page(s): 10 [details]
basis of record 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]
Identification resource
identification resource
Holmes A., Fenwick D., Gainey P. & Williams T. (2015). <i>Martesia fragilis</i> Verrill & Bush, 1898 in the North-East Atlantic. Overlooked and a Recent new discovery. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 42(2): 183-187. [details] Available for editors 
[request]
[request]Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Velásquez M., Valentich-Scott P. & Capelo J.C. (2017). Marine boring bivalve mollusks from Isla Margarita, Venezuela. <em>The Festivus.</em> 49(3): 247-269. [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
[request]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 Velásquez M., Valentich-Scott P. & Capelo J.C. (2017). Marine boring bivalve mollusks from Isla Margarita, Venezuela. <em>The Festivus.</em> 49(3): 247-269. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution off Virginia to Texas; Brazil [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fragile piddock | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Malacopics (Martesia fragilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 United States, Texas, Galveston ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Martesia (Diploplax) bahamensis Holotype USNM 573549) (from synonym Martesia bahamensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1945)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Martesia (Diploplax) exquisita Holotype USNM 573548) (from synonym Martesia exquisita Bartsch & Rehder, 1945)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Martesia (Martesiella) fragilis Lectotype USNM 614180)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Martesia bahamensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1945)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pholadidea minuscula Dall, 1908)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Martesia exquisita Bartsch & Rehder, 1945)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Martesia fragilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 United States, Texas, Galveston ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Martesia (Diploplax) bahamensis Holotype USNM 573549) (from synonym Martesia bahamensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1945)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Martesia (Diploplax) exquisita Holotype USNM 573548) (from synonym Martesia exquisita Bartsch & Rehder, 1945)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Martesia (Martesiella) fragilis Lectotype USNM 614180)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Martesia bahamensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1945)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pholadidea minuscula Dall, 1908)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Martesia exquisita Bartsch & Rehder, 1945)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
