CaRMS taxon details
Siliqua costata (Say, 1822)
159998 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159998)
accepted
Species
marine
(of ) 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): 315 [details]
page(s): 315 [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Siliqua costata (Say, 1822). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159998 on 2025-05-17
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Siliqua costata (Say, 1822). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159998 on 2025-05-17
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original description
(of ) 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): 315 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
page(s): 315 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions reaches 5 to 6 cm in size [details]Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras [details]
Habitat intertidal and infralittoral of 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 razor clamAtlantic razor | [details] |
| French | silique costulée | [details] |
| German | Atlantische Messermuschel | [details] |
