original description
(of Leda taphria Dall, 1897) Dall, W. H. (1897). Notice of some new or interesting species of shells from British Columbia and the adjacent region. <em>Bulletin of the Natural History Society of British Columbia.</em> 2 (1): 1-18, pl. 1-2.
page(s): 7, pl. 2, fig. 6, 8 [details]
original description
(of Nucula caelata Hinds, 1843) Hinds, R. B. (1843). Descriptions of new species of <i>Nucula</i>, from the collections of Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., and Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 97–101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680075
page(s): 99. [details]
basis of record
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, off California coast [details]