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Petricola hertzana Coan, 1997
507375 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507375)
accepted
Species
marine
Coan, E. V. (1997). Recent species of the genus <i>Petricola</i> in the Eastern Pacific (Bivalvia: Veneroidea). <em>The Veliger.</em> 40(4): 298-340., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42479424
page(s): 319, figs. 35-36, 65 [details]
page(s): 319, figs. 35-36, 65 [details]
Type locality contained in California
, Note San Pedro, Los Angeles County, on kelp
type locality contained in California (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality San Pedro, Los Angeles County, on kelp [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologists, Carol Meisner Hertz (1932-2024) and Julius [“Jules] Hertz (1929-2018).
Etymology Named for the American malacologists, Carol Meisner Hertz (1932-2024) and Julius [“Jules] Hertz (1929-2018).
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MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Petricola hertzana Coan, 1997. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507375 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Coan, E. V. (1997). Recent species of the genus <i>Petricola</i> in the Eastern Pacific (Bivalvia: Veneroidea). <em>The Veliger.</em> 40(4): 298-340., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42479424
page(s): 319, figs. 35-36, 65 [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]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 20, pls. S36a-d [details] Available for editors
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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]
page(s): 319, figs. 35-36, 65 [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]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 20, pls. S36a-d [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
