MolluscaBase - Mactra scalpellum Deshayes, 1855

WoRMS name details

Mactra scalpellum Deshayes, 1855

AphiaID

1614985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1614985)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym and homonym)

Accepted name

Mactra scalpellum Reeve, 1854 accepted as Scalpomactra scalpellum (Reeve, 1854)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mactra Linnaeus, 1767

Original name

Mactra scalpellum 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): 65 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra scalpellum Deshayes, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1614985 on 2025-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-12-12 09:38:11Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2023-10-22 02:38:47Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

Nomenclature

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): 65 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality