WoRMS name details
Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
857521 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:857521)
unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Species
- Subspecies Margaritana margaritifera falcata (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Margaritifera falcata (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted combination)
- Subspecies Margaritana margaritifera middendorffi Rosén, 1926 accepted as Margaritifera middendorffi (Rosén, 1926) accepted as Margaritifera laevis (F. Haas, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Margaritana margaritifera parvula F. Haas, 1908 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
- Variety Margaritana margaritifera var. borealis Westerlund, 1871 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
- Variety Margaritana margaritifera var. compressa Westerlund, 1873 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
- Variety Margaritana margaritifera var. falcata (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Margaritifera falcata (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted combination)
- Variety Margaritana margaritifera var. siluriana Bloomer, 1927 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
- Variety Margaritana margaritifera var. ventricosa Westerlund, 1873 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
(of Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=857521 on 2025-01-21
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(of Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 671 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314. [details]
basis of record Simpson, C. T. (1914). A descriptive catalogue of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Part I Unionidae, Truncilla - Margaritana. <em>Bryant Walker, Detroit, Michigan.</em> Pp. 1-524., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11344898 [details]
additional source Elrod, M. J. (1901). Collecting shells in Montana. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(8): 86-89., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738473
page(s): 89 [details]
additional source Conner, C. H. (1904). <i>Margaritana margaritifera</i> in Pennsylvania. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(8): 91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1817062 [details]
additional source Ortmann, A. E. (1911). The classification of the European naiades. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 25(1): 5-7; 25(2): 20-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1818253
page(s): 6 [details]
additional source Dall, W. H. (1890). Conchological notes from Oregon. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(8): 87-89., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596708
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Schlesch, H. (1924). <i>Margaritana margaritifera</i> Linne in Labrador. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 38(1): 32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8525011
page(s): 32 [details]
additional source InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]
additional source Ortmann, A. E. (1913). Studies in najades. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 27(8): 88-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1752609
page(s): 88-89 [details]
page(s): 671 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314. [details]
basis of record Simpson, C. T. (1914). A descriptive catalogue of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Part I Unionidae, Truncilla - Margaritana. <em>Bryant Walker, Detroit, Michigan.</em> Pp. 1-524., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11344898 [details]
additional source Elrod, M. J. (1901). Collecting shells in Montana. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(8): 86-89., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738473
page(s): 89 [details]
additional source Conner, C. H. (1904). <i>Margaritana margaritifera</i> in Pennsylvania. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(8): 91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1817062 [details]
additional source Ortmann, A. E. (1911). The classification of the European naiades. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 25(1): 5-7; 25(2): 20-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1818253
page(s): 6 [details]
additional source Dall, W. H. (1890). Conchological notes from Oregon. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(8): 87-89., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596708
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Schlesch, H. (1924). <i>Margaritana margaritifera</i> Linne in Labrador. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 38(1): 32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8525011
page(s): 32 [details]
additional source InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]
additional source Ortmann, A. E. (1913). Studies in najades. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 27(8): 88-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1752609
page(s): 88-89 [details]
