WoRMS name details
Mactra nuttallii Reeve, 1854
540735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:540735)
unaccepted
Species
marine
Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Mactra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, March 1854; pl. 1, 6-14, April 1854; pl. 15-21, May 1854]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120371
page(s): pl. 2, sp. 125. [details]
page(s): pl. 2, sp. 125. [details]
Type locality contained in South Carolina
type locality contained in South Carolina [details]
Taxonomic remark Reeve referred to Lutraria (Cryptodon) nuttallii Conrad, 1837, but this is a different species from the American west coast.
Taxonomic remark Reeve referred to Lutraria (Cryptodon) nuttallii Conrad, 1837, but this is a different species from the American west coast. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra nuttallii Reeve, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=540735 on 2025-04-06
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Reeve, L. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus <i>Mactra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 2-5, March 1854; pl. 1, 6-14, April 1854; pl. 15-21, May 1854]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120371
page(s): pl. 2, sp. 125. [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): pl. 2, sp. 125. [details]
basis of record 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]





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Taxonomic remark Reeve referred to Lutraria (Cryptodon) nuttallii Conrad, 1837, but this is a different species from the American west coast. [details]