CaRMS taxon details
Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834)
156803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156803)
accepted
Species
marine
(of ) Totten J.G. (1834). Description of some new shells, belonging to the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 26: 366-369, 1 pl., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30989159
page(s): 367; plate Fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 367; plate Fig. 2 [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands), lower North Shore; western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland; Nova Scotia to Florida, Texas and the Bahamas; Puget Sound, Washington (introduced) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156803 on 2024-11-21
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156803 on 2024-11-21
original description
(of ) Totten J.G. (1834). Description of some new shells, belonging to the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 26: 366-369, 1 pl., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30989159
page(s): 367; plate Fig. 2 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors
basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Sellmer, G.P. (1967). Functional morphology and ecological life history of the gem clam, <i>Gemma gemma</i> (Eulamellibranchia: Veneridae). <em>Malacologia.</em> 5(2): 137-223., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13094132 [details]
additional source Commito, J. A.; Currier, C. A.; Kane, L. R.; Reinsel, K. A.; Ulm, I. M. (1995). Dispersal dynamics of the bivalve <i>Gemma gemma</i> in a patchy environment. <em>Ecological Monographs.</em> 65(1): 1-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/2937157 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hinkley, A. A. (1909). Variation. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(1): 15-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314591
page(s): 16 [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]
page(s): 367; plate Fig. 2 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors
basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Sellmer, G.P. (1967). Functional morphology and ecological life history of the gem clam, <i>Gemma gemma</i> (Eulamellibranchia: Veneridae). <em>Malacologia.</em> 5(2): 137-223., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13094132 [details]
additional source Commito, J. A.; Currier, C. A.; Kane, L. R.; Reinsel, K. A.; Ulm, I. M. (1995). Dispersal dynamics of the bivalve <i>Gemma gemma</i> in a patchy environment. <em>Ecological Monographs.</em> 65(1): 1-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/2937157 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hinkley, A. A. (1909). Variation. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(1): 15-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314591
page(s): 16 [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel), lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands), lower North Shore; western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland; Nova Scotia to Florida, Texas and the Bahamas; Puget Sound, Washington (introduced) [details]Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | amethyst gemclam | [details] |
| French | gemme améthyste | [details] |
| German | Amethystmuschel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (146 publications)
To Conchology (Gemma gemma)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gemma gemma)
To GenBank (53 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To Malacopics (Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834) United States, Connecticut, Guilford, low tide, collecte...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 097756)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (146 publications)
To Conchology (Gemma gemma)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gemma gemma)
To GenBank (53 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To Malacopics (Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834) United States, Connecticut, Guilford, low tide, collecte...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 097756)
To ITIS
