MolluscaBase - Margaritana marginata (Say, 1818)

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Margaritana marginata (Say, 1818)

AphiaID

861686 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:861686)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818

Rank

Species

Parent

Margaritana Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815

Original name

Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818

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Variety Margaritana marginata var. truncata B. H. Wright, 1898 accepted as Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 (junior synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818) Say, T. (1818). Description of a new genus of fresh water bivalve shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1(2): 459-460 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680739
page(s): 459 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Margaritana marginata (Say, 1818). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=861686 on 2026-08-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-10-19 06:27:22Z

created

Bieler, Rüdiger

2026-06-25 07:07:09Z

changed

Schneider, Simon

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Sources (1)

original description (of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818) Say, T. (1818). Description of a new genus of fresh water bivalve shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1(2): 459-460 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680739
page(s): 459 [details]