WoRMS taxon details
Meropesta capillacea (Reeve, 1854)
505736 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:505736)
accepted
Species
Mactra capillacea Reeve, 1854 · unaccepted
Mactra capillacea Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym and homonym)
Standella (Eastonia) stimpsoni Dall, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Standella stimpsoni Dall, 1898 · unaccepted
marine
(of Mactra capillacea Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Mactra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, March 1854; pl. 1, 6-14, April 1854; pl. 15-21, May 1854]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120371
page(s): pl. 20, species 117; note: ex Deshayes ms. [details]
page(s): pl. 20, species 117; note: ex Deshayes ms. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meropesta capillacea (Reeve, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505736 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mactra capillacea Reeve, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Mactra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, March 1854; pl. 1, 6-14, April 1854; pl. 15-21, May 1854]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120371
page(s): pl. 20, species 117; note: ex Deshayes ms. [details]
original description (of Standella (Eastonia) stimpsoni Dall, 1898) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 3 (4): 887 [details]
original description (of Mactra capillacea Deshayes, 1855) 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): 69 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): pl. 20, species 117; note: ex Deshayes ms. [details]
original description (of Standella (Eastonia) stimpsoni Dall, 1898) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 3 (4): 887 [details]
original description (of Mactra capillacea Deshayes, 1855) 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): 69 [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Meropesta capillacea)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Standella (Eastonia) stimpsoni Syntype USNM 1178) (from synonym Standella stimpsoni Dall, 1898)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Standella stimpsoni Dall, 1898)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Standella (Eastonia) stimpsoni Syntype USNM 1178) (from synonym Standella stimpsoni Dall, 1898)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Standella stimpsoni Dall, 1898)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
