original description
Gray, J. E. (1853). A revision of the genera of some of the families of Conchifera or bivalve shells. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 11: 33-44, 398-402., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13785724
page(s): 42 [details]
subsequent type designation
Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 886; note: as “Mactra fragilis [sensu] Gray, non Chemnitz = M. pellucida (Chemnitz), Gmelin, 1788;
not Standella, [sensu] H. & A. Adams, 1856” [details]
subsequent type designation
Petit R.E. (2012) John Edward Gray (1800-1875): his malacological publications and molluscan taxa. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3214: 1-125.
page(s): 95 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Name deemed to be available under the provisions of ICZN art. 70.3 [details]