WoRMS taxon details
Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803)
141440 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141440)
accepted
Species
Amphidesma castaneum (Montagu, 1803) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803 · unaccepted
- Variety Ervilia castanea var. longiuscula Sacco, 1901 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine
(of Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 573; pl. 17 fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 573; pl. 17 fig. 2 [details]
Distribution Even though Pelseneer(1881b) and Lucas (1975) recorded Ervilia castanea for the Belgian coast, it is not known for sure...
Distribution Even though Pelseneer(1881b) and Lucas (1975) recorded Ervilia castanea for the Belgian coast, it is not known for sure that this species can be found there. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141440 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 573; pl. 17 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 573; pl. 17 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 689 [details]
page(s): 689 [details]
Other
additional source
Morton, B. & Scott, P. H. (1990). Relocation of <i>Ervilia</i> Turton, 1822 (Bivalvia) from the Mesodesmatidae (Mesodesmatoidea) to the Semelidae (Tellinoidea). <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(3): 299-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42465467 [details]
additional source Moreno D. (1999). Descripción de la comunidad de <i>Ervilia castanea</i> (Montagu, 1803) (Bivalvia, Tellinoidea) en fondos de arena gruesa del Cabo de Gata (Almería, SE de la Península Ibérica). <i>Iberus 16(2)</i>: 21-38 [details]
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]
subsequent type designation Morton, B. & Scott, P. H. (1990). Relocation of <i>Ervilia</i> Turton, 1822 (Bivalvia) from the Mesodesmatidae (Mesodesmatoidea) to the Semelidae (Tellinoidea). <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(3): 299-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42465467
page(s): 300; note: Lectotype designated and figured [details]
additional source Moreno D. (1999). Descripción de la comunidad de <i>Ervilia castanea</i> (Montagu, 1803) (Bivalvia, Tellinoidea) en fondos de arena gruesa del Cabo de Gata (Almería, SE de la Península Ibérica). <i>Iberus 16(2)</i>: 21-38 [details]
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]
subsequent type designation Morton, B. & Scott, P. H. (1990). Relocation of <i>Ervilia</i> Turton, 1822 (Bivalvia) from the Mesodesmatidae (Mesodesmatoidea) to the Semelidae (Tellinoidea). <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(3): 299-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42465467
page(s): 300; note: Lectotype designated and figured [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Even though Pelseneer(1881b) and Lucas (1975) recorded Ervilia castanea for the Belgian coast, it is not known for sure that this species can be found there. [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Spelling In Müller as Ervilea castanea [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To GB Mollusca Types (Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803; Lectotype & Paralectotype(s); EXEMS Moll3729) (from synonym Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803)
To Malacopics (Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 183) Portugal, Madeira, Cabeco da Ponta, beached, collec...
To Malacopics (Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 183))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803)
To ITIS
To GB Mollusca Types (Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803; Lectotype & Paralectotype(s); EXEMS Moll3729) (from synonym Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803)
To Malacopics (Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 183) Portugal, Madeira, Cabeco da Ponta, beached, collec...
To Malacopics (Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 183))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803)
To ITIS
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