WoRMS taxon details
Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801)
420926 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:420926)
accepted
Species
Cyclas caroliniana Bosc, 1801 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Cyrena bullata G. B. Sowerby II, 1877 · unaccepted
Cyrena californica Prime, 1865 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of...)
unjustified emendation of californiensis
Cyrena californiensis Prime, 1860 · unaccepted
Cyrena caroliniensis Deshayes, 1854 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of...)
unjustified emendation of caroliniana
Cyrena insignis Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Cyrena sordida Hanley, 1844 · unaccepted
Cyrena subquadrata Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Polymesoda (Polymesoda) caroliniana (Bosc, 1801) · alternative representation
(of Cyclas caroliniana Bosc, 1801) Bosc, L. A. G. (1801). Histoire naturelle des coquilles, contenant leur description, les moeurs des animaux qui les habitent et leurs usages. <em>Deterville, Paris.</em> vol. 1, 343 p.; vol. 2, 330 p.; vol. 3, 292 p.; vol. 4, 280 p.; vol. 5, 255 p., 1 table, 44 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10436
page(s): 3: pl. 18, fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 3: pl. 18, fig. 4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420926 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cyclas caroliniana Bosc, 1801) Bosc, L. A. G. (1801). Histoire naturelle des coquilles, contenant leur description, les moeurs des animaux qui les habitent et leurs usages. <em>Deterville, Paris.</em> vol. 1, 343 p.; vol. 2, 330 p.; vol. 3, 292 p.; vol. 4, 280 p.; vol. 5, 255 p., 1 table, 44 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10436
page(s): 3: pl. 18, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Cyrena insignis Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Cyrena subquadrata Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 21 [details]
basis of record 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
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page(s): 3: pl. 18, fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Cyrena insignis Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Cyrena subquadrata Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1854-1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22 : 13-23. [pp. 13-16 (30 Dec 1854); pp. 17-23 (10 Jan 1855)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747382
page(s): 21 [details]
basis of record 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
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additional source
Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 162 [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymesoda caroliniana)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Cyclas caroliniana Bosc, 1801)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1478791)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymesoda caroliniana)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Cyclas caroliniana Bosc, 1801)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1478791)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
