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Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758)
151616 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151616)
accepted
Species
Cardium corallinum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mactra alba Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Mactra candida Nardo, 1847 · unaccepted
Mactra corallina corallina (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mactra lactea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Mactra corallina corallina (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Mactra corallina plistoneerlandica van Regteren Altena, 1937 † accepted as Mactra plistoneerlandica van Regteren Altena, 1937 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Mactra corallina var. atlantica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896 accepted as Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Mactra corallina var. grangeri Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896 accepted as Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Mactra corallina var. lignaria Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758) (nomen nudum)
- Variety Mactra corallina var. lignaria Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896 accepted as Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Mactra corallina var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896 accepted as Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Mactra corallina var. trigona Pallary, 1938 accepted as Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758) (invalid; not Anton, 1838)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cardium corallinum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 680 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 680 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomic remark This is the white colored Mactra from the Mediterranean to southern Portugal.
Taxonomic remark This is the white colored Mactra from the Mediterranean to southern Portugal. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151616 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Cardium corallinum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 680 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mactra alba Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 477. [details]
original description (of Mactra candida Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Sinonimia Moderna delle Specie Regisrate nell'Opera Intitolata: Descrizione de'Crostacei, de'Testacei e de'Pesci che Abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto Rappressentati in Figure, a Chiaro-scuro ed a Colori dall'Abate Stefano Chiereghini Ven. Clodiense. <em>Antonelli: Venezia.</em> [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=wU09AAAAYAAJ [details]
original description (of Mactra lactea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3258. [details]
status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297].
page(s): 833.; note: This is the white colored Mactra from the Mediterranean to southern Portugal. [details]
page(s): 680 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Mactra alba Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 477. [details]
original description (of Mactra candida Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Sinonimia Moderna delle Specie Regisrate nell'Opera Intitolata: Descrizione de'Crostacei, de'Testacei e de'Pesci che Abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto Rappressentati in Figure, a Chiaro-scuro ed a Colori dall'Abate Stefano Chiereghini Ven. Clodiense. <em>Antonelli: Venezia.</em> [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=wU09AAAAYAAJ [details]
original description (of Mactra lactea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3258. [details]
status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297].
page(s): 833.; note: This is the white colored Mactra from the Mediterranean to southern Portugal. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomic remark This is the white colored Mactra from the Mediterranean to southern Portugal. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | midhja lugë | [details] |
| Dutch | grote strandschelpgrote gestreepte trogschelp | [details] |
| English | rayed trough-shell | [details] |
| French | mactre coralline | [details] |
| German | gemeine Trogmuschel | [details] |
| Portuguese | almeijola | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (57 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (90 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mactra corallina)
To GenBank (88 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cardium corallinum Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra candida Nardo, 1847)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (90 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mactra corallina)
To GenBank (88 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cardium corallinum Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra candida Nardo, 1847)
To ITIS
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