CaRMS taxon details
Nucula proxima Say, 1822
156916 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156916)
accepted
Species
marine
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 270 [details]
page(s): 270 [details]
Note "the southern coast"
Type locality "the southern coast" [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Florida and Texas; Bermuda
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Florida and Texas; Bermuda [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nucula proxima Say, 1822. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156916 on 2025-05-17
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Nucula proxima Say, 1822. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156916 on 2025-05-17
original description
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 270 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
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]
additional source Mikkelsen, P. M. & Bieler, R. (2007). <i>Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves.</i> Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp. [publisher's copyright date given as "2008"]. [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Winkley, H. W. (1902). New England marine collecting. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(2): 14-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754287
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Mansfield, W. C. (1932). Miocene pelecypods of the Choctawhatchee Formation of Florida. <em>Florida Geological Survey Bulletin.</em> 8: 7-164, pls. 1-34., available online at https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/00/04/42/00001/UF00000442.pdf
page(s): 30-31, pl. 1, figs. 3-5 [details]
page(s): 270 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
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]
additional source Mikkelsen, P. M. & Bieler, R. (2007). <i>Seashells of Southern Florida. Living marine mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves.</i> Princeton: Princeton University Press. 503 pp. [publisher's copyright date given as "2008"]. [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Winkley, H. W. (1902). New England marine collecting. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(2): 14-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754287
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Mansfield, W. C. (1932). Miocene pelecypods of the Choctawhatchee Formation of Florida. <em>Florida Geological Survey Bulletin.</em> 8: 7-164, pls. 1-34., available online at https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/00/04/42/00001/UF00000442.pdf
page(s): 30-31, pl. 1, figs. 3-5 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality "the southern coast" [details]Unreviewed
Dimensions reaches 0.5 cm in size [details]Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Florida and Texas; Bermuda [details]
Habitat circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Atlantic nutclamAtlantic nut clam | [details] |
| French | nucule de l'Atlantique | [details] |
| German | Atlantische Nussmuschel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (183 publications)
To Conchology (Nucula proxima)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nucula proxima)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nucula proxima Say, 1822 Canada, Nova Scotia, Pictou, Caribou Island, low intertida...
To Malacopics (Nucula proxima Say, 1822)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nucula proxima Neotype USNM 680751)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032765)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (183 publications)
To Conchology (Nucula proxima)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nucula proxima)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nucula proxima Say, 1822 Canada, Nova Scotia, Pictou, Caribou Island, low intertida...
To Malacopics (Nucula proxima Say, 1822)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nucula proxima Neotype USNM 680751)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032765)
To ITIS
