WoRMS taxon details
Gastrochaena ovata G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
420984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420984)
accepted
Species
Gastrochaena hyalina G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · unaccepted
marine
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells forming part of the collection made by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 21–22. [17 June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568370
page(s): 21 [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gastrochaena ovata G. B. Sowerby I, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420984 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells forming part of the collection made by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 21–22. [17 June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568370
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Gastrochaena hyalina G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells forming part of the collection made by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 21–22. [17 June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568370
page(s): 21 [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Gastrochaena hyalina G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834). [Characters of new species of shells forming part of the collection made by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 21–22. [17 June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568370
page(s): 21 [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Tsi, C. Y. & Ma, S. T. (1982). A preliminary checklist of the marine gastropoda and Bivalvia (Mollusca) of Hong Kong and southern China. In: Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.), vol. 1, pp431-458. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Carter J. G., Mcdowell T. & Namboodiri N. (2008). The identity of <i>Gastrochaena cuneiformis</i> Spengler, 1783, and the evolution of <i>Gastrochaena</i>, <i>Rocellaria</i>, and <i>Lamychaena</i> (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Gastrochaenoidea). <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 82(1), 102-117. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
additional source Velásquez M., Valentich-Scott P. & Capelo J.C. (2017). Marine boring bivalve mollusks from Isla Margarita, Venezuela. <em>The Festivus.</em> 49(3): 247-269. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Carter J. G., Mcdowell T. & Namboodiri N. (2008). The identity of <i>Gastrochaena cuneiformis</i> Spengler, 1783, and the evolution of <i>Gastrochaena</i>, <i>Rocellaria</i>, and <i>Lamychaena</i> (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Gastrochaenoidea). <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 82(1), 102-117. [details] Available for editors

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
additional source Velásquez M., Valentich-Scott P. & Capelo J.C. (2017). Marine boring bivalve mollusks from Isla Margarita, Venezuela. <em>The Festivus.</em> 49(3): 247-269. [details]





Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]