MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Solecurtus nuttallii Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 232 [details]
original description
(of Solen patulus Dixon, 1789) Dixon, G. (1789). <i>A voyage round the world; but more particulariy to the north·west coast of America: performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in lhe King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon</i>. London: Goulding. xxix + [2] + 360 + 47 pp., 17 pis. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28558670
page(s): 354, pl. [details]
basis of record
Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 43 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Taxonomy Some authors place this species in the subgenus Siliqua (Neomachaera). [details]