WoRMS taxon details
Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
397065 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:397065)
accepted
Species
Cryptomya kamtschatica Il'ina, 1963 · unaccepted
Cryptomya magna Dall, 1921 · unaccepted
Cryptomya oregonenesis Dall, 1909 · unaccepted
Cryptomya ovalis Conrad, 1857 · unaccepted (treated as a junior secondary...)
treated as a junior secondary homonym of Mya ovalis Pulteney, 1799, and renamed Mya inopia
Cryptomya quadrata Arnold, 1910 † · unaccepted
Cryptomya washingtoniana C. E. Weaver, 1912 · unaccepted
Macoma kerica Hendrickson, 1928 · unaccepted
Mya inopia G. D. Hanna, 1924 · unaccepted
Mya mindorensis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted
Mya tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1887 · unaccepted
Sphenia californica Conrad, 1837 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Sphenia californica Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 234, pl. 17, fig. 11. [details]
page(s): 234, pl. 17, fig. 11. [details]
Type locality contained in Santa Barbara
type locality contained in Santa Barbara [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397065 on 2025-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cryptomya magna Dall, 1921) Dall, W. H. (1921). New shells from the Pliocene or early Pleistocene of San Quintin Bay, Lower California. <em>West American Scientist.</em> 19 (3): 21-23. [details]
original description (of Cryptomya oregonenesis Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Contributions to the Tertiary Palaeontology of the Pacific coast. The Miocene of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon. <em>Professional Papers, United States Geological Survey.</em> 59: 1-278., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0059/report.pdf [details]
original description (of Cryptomya kamtschatica Il'ina, 1963) Ilyina, A.P. (1963). Mollyuski Neogena Kamchatki [Neogene Mollusca of Kamchatka]. <em>Trudy Vsesoyuznogo neftyanogo nauchno-issledovatel'skogo geologorazvedochnogo instituta.</em> 202: 1-126., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/bookfiles/geokniga-ilyina1963.pdf [details]
original description (of Cryptomya washingtoniana C. E. Weaver, 1912) Weaver, C. E. (1912). A preliminary report on the Tertiary paleontology of Western Washington. <em>Washington Geological Survey Bulletin.</em> 15: 1-80, 15 pls. [details]
original description (of Mya inopia G. D. Hanna, 1924) Hanna, G. D. (1924). Rectifications of nomenclature. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, fourth series.</em> 13(10): 151-186. [18 March 1924]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3137578
page(s): 172 [details]
original description (of Mya mindorensis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 82, pl. 23, fig. 13. [details]
original description (of Mya tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1887) Philippi, R. A. (1887). Die Tertiären und Quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. iv + 266 pp + 58 pls.. Lepizig: Brockhaus [German language edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14943546
page(s): 163, pl. 23, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Sphenia californica Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 234, pl. 17, fig. 11. [details]
original description (of Cryptomya quadrata Arnold, 1910 †) Arnold, R. & Anderson, R. (1910). Geology and oil resources of the Coalinga District, California. <em>United States Geological Survey, Bulletin.</em> 398: 1-354., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/b398
page(s): pl. 43 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record 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]
original description (of Cryptomya oregonenesis Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Contributions to the Tertiary Palaeontology of the Pacific coast. The Miocene of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon. <em>Professional Papers, United States Geological Survey.</em> 59: 1-278., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0059/report.pdf [details]
original description (of Cryptomya kamtschatica Il'ina, 1963) Ilyina, A.P. (1963). Mollyuski Neogena Kamchatki [Neogene Mollusca of Kamchatka]. <em>Trudy Vsesoyuznogo neftyanogo nauchno-issledovatel'skogo geologorazvedochnogo instituta.</em> 202: 1-126., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/bookfiles/geokniga-ilyina1963.pdf [details]
original description (of Cryptomya washingtoniana C. E. Weaver, 1912) Weaver, C. E. (1912). A preliminary report on the Tertiary paleontology of Western Washington. <em>Washington Geological Survey Bulletin.</em> 15: 1-80, 15 pls. [details]
original description (of Mya inopia G. D. Hanna, 1924) Hanna, G. D. (1924). Rectifications of nomenclature. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, fourth series.</em> 13(10): 151-186. [18 March 1924]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3137578
page(s): 172 [details]
original description (of Mya mindorensis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 82, pl. 23, fig. 13. [details]
original description (of Mya tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1887) Philippi, R. A. (1887). Die Tertiären und Quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. iv + 266 pp + 58 pls.. Lepizig: Brockhaus [German language edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14943546
page(s): 163, pl. 23, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Sphenia californica Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 234, pl. 17, fig. 11. [details]
original description (of Cryptomya quadrata Arnold, 1910 †) Arnold, R. & Anderson, R. (1910). Geology and oil resources of the Coalinga District, California. <em>United States Geological Survey, Bulletin.</em> 398: 1-354., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/b398
page(s): pl. 43 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record 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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Herm, D. (1969). Marines Pliozän und Pleistozän in Nord- und Mittel-Chile unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Entwicklung der Mollusken- Faunen. <em>Zitteliana.</em> 2: 1-159., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28274642
page(s): 129, pl. 13, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Herm, D. (1969). Marines Pliozän und Pleistozän in Nord- und Mittel-Chile unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Entwicklung der Mollusken- Faunen. <em>Zitteliana.</em> 2: 1-159., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28274642
page(s): 129, pl. 13, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | California softshell clam | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Cryptomya ovalis Conrad, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837) Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, by...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Cryptomya ovalis Conrad, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837) Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, by...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
