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Hemimactra Swainson, 1840
567345 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567345)
unaccepted
Spisula (Hemimactra) Swainson, 1840 represented as Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837
Genus
Mactra gigantea Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) (type by monotypy)
- Species Hemimactra crassa F. W. Hutton, 1885 † accepted as Spisula crassitesta (H. J. Finlay, 1927) † (invalid: secondary homonym of Mactra crassa Turton, 1822)
- Species Hemimactra versicolor Tate, 1887 accepted as Diaphoromactra versicolor (Tate, 1887)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 369 [details]
page(s): 369 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hemimactra Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567345 on 2025-09-10
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Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 369 [details]
page(s): 369 [details]
