MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Erycina denticulata J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 135 [details]
original description
(of Mesodesma anodontina Römer, 1862) Römer, E. (1862). Drei neue Arten von Mesodesma. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 9: 134–137. [details]
original description
(of Mesodesma jauresii De Joannis, 1834) De Joannis, L. (1834). Mesodesma jauresii. <em>Magasin de Zoologie.</em> 4: pl. 54. [details]
basis of record
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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
Davis, J. D. (1965). <i>Mesodema deauratum</i>: synonymy, holotype and type locality. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 78(3): 96-100, pl. 9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8521399 [details]
From other sources
Dimensions reaches 4 cm in length [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary, middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); lower North Shore. [details]
Habitat intertidal and infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
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English |
Turton's wedge clamgilded wedgeclam |
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