MolluscaBase taxon details
Novaculina gangetica W. H. Benson, 1830
536678 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:536678)
accepted
Species
Solecurtus novaculina G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Novaculina gangetica theobaldi Hanley & Theobald, 1874 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
recent only
Benson, W. H. (1830). Description of <i>Novaculina</i>, a new genus of fresh-water bivalves, inhabiting the Ganges and its branches. <em>Gleanings in Science.</em> 2: 63-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51583255
page(s): 65 [details]
page(s): 65 [details]
Note Ganges, Calcutta [India, approximately...
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Type locality Ganges, Calcutta [India, approximately 22.6°N, 88.3°E] [details]
Distribution Ganges River and its tributaries in India and Bangladesh ranging from the delta to at least 1,500 km upstream, Buriganga...
Distribution Ganges River and its tributaries in India and Bangladesh ranging from the delta to at least 1,500 km upstream, Buriganga and Pashur river systems in Bangladesh, and Kaladan and Lemro rivers in Myanmar [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Novaculina gangetica Benson, 1830. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536678 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Benson, W. H. (1830). Description of <i>Novaculina</i>, a new genus of fresh-water bivalves, inhabiting the Ganges and its branches. <em>Gleanings in Science.</em> 2: 63-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51583255
page(s): 65 [details]
original description (of Solecurtus novaculina G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Solecurtus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [pl. 2-3, June 1874; pl. 4-7, August 1874; pl. 1, 8, November 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218281
page(s): Sp. 31 [details]
basis of record Bolotov, I. N.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Lopes-Lima, M.; Lunn, Z.; Chan, N.; Win, T.; Aksenova, O. V.; Gofarov, M. Y.; Kondakov, A. V.; Konopleva, E. S.; Tumpeesuwan, S. (2018). Discovery of Novaculina myanmarensis sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Pharidae: Pharellinae) closes the freshwater razor clams range disjunction in Southeast Asia. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 8(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34491-8
page(s): 8, figures 3C, 4B, and 6B. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 65 [details]
original description (of Solecurtus novaculina G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Solecurtus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [pl. 2-3, June 1874; pl. 4-7, August 1874; pl. 1, 8, November 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218281
page(s): Sp. 31 [details]
basis of record Bolotov, I. N.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Lopes-Lima, M.; Lunn, Z.; Chan, N.; Win, T.; Aksenova, O. V.; Gofarov, M. Y.; Kondakov, A. V.; Konopleva, E. S.; Tumpeesuwan, S. (2018). Discovery of Novaculina myanmarensis sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Pharidae: Pharellinae) closes the freshwater razor clams range disjunction in Southeast Asia. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 8(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34491-8
page(s): 8, figures 3C, 4B, and 6B. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Ganges River and its tributaries in India and Bangladesh ranging from the delta to at least 1,500 km upstream, Buriganga and Pashur river systems in Bangladesh, and Kaladan and Lemro rivers in Myanmar [details]Type locality Ganges, Calcutta [India, approximately 22.6°N, 88.3°E] [details]
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Novaculina gangetica)
To GB Mollusca Types (Novaculina gangetica W.H. Benson, 1830; Lectotype; UMZC I.102125.A)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Novaculina gangetica)
To GB Mollusca Types (Novaculina gangetica W.H. Benson, 1830; Lectotype; UMZC I.102125.A)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
From editor or global species database
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