WoRMS taxon details
Acesta goliath (G. B. Sowerby III, 1883)
505419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:505419)
accepted
Species
Acesta (Acesta) goliath (G. B. Sowerby III, 1883) · alternative representation
Lima (Acesta) goliath (G. B. Sowerby III, 1883) · unaccepted
Lima goliath G. B. Sowerby III, 1883 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Lima goliath G. B. Sowerby III, 1883) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1883). Descriptions of five new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1883: 30–32, pl. 7. [June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28679796
page(s): 30, pl. 7, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 30, pl. 7, fig. 3 [details]
Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acesta goliath (G. B. Sowerby III, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505419 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lima goliath G. B. Sowerby III, 1883) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1883). Descriptions of five new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1883: 30–32, pl. 7. [June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28679796
page(s): 30, pl. 7, fig. 3 [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): 30, pl. 7, fig. 3 [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]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
