MolluscaBase name details

Mactra congesta Conrad, 1833 †

1716194  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1716194)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Venerida (Order)
  10. Mactroidea (Superfamily)
  11. Mactridae (Family)
  12. Mactrinae (Subfamily)
  13. Mactra (Genus)
  14. Mactra congesta † (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1833). On some new fossil and recent shells of the United States. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 23: 339–346., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988672
page(s): 340 [details] 
Type locality contained in Virginia  
type locality contained in Virginia (origin: native) [details]
, Note Suffolk  
Type locality Suffolk [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra congesta Conrad, 1833 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1716194 on 2025-09-11
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2023-10-30 23:41:40Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Conrad, T. A. (1833). On some new fossil and recent shells of the United States. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 23: 339–346., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988672
page(s): 340 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Type locality Suffolk [details]
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