MolluscaBase name details
Mactra silicula Deshayes, 1855
540799 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:540799)
unaccepted (junior primary homonym of Mactra silicula Reeve, 1854)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (1854): 62–72., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747443
page(s): 69. [details]
page(s): 69. [details]
Type locality contained in Luzon
type locality contained in Luzon [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra silicula Deshayes, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=540799 on 2025-09-11
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Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 (1854): 62–72., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747443
page(s): 69. [details]
source of synonymy 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]
page(s): 69. [details]
source of synonymy 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
