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Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795)

Arca tetragona Poli, 1795Specimen from Fuengirola, S. Spain (actual size 17.3 mm)
Arca tetragona Poli, 1795Specimen from Fuengirola, S. Spain (actual size 17.3 mm)

751302  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:751302)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Arcida (Order)
  8. Arcoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Arcidae (Family)
  10. Tetrarca (Genus)
  11. Tetrarca tetragona (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Arca tetragona Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 137-138, pl. 25 fig. 12-13 [details] 
Distribution Northeast Atlantic, ranging from West Africa north to 69.5° N  
Distribution Northeast Atlantic, ranging from West Africa north to 69.5° N [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751302 on 2024-12-22
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2014-01-31 09:42:27Z
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Gofas, Serge
2021-11-08 08:06:35Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

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original description (of Arca tetragona Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 137-138, pl. 25 fig. 12-13 [details] 

original description (of Arca britannica Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Arca</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-17 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-2: December 1843; 3-4: January 1844; 5-8: February 1844; 9-12: March 1844; 13-14: April 1844; 15-16: May 1844; 17: June 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937002
page(s): pl. 15 fig. 98 [details] 

original description (of Arca cardissa Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 38 [details] 

original description (of Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 311; pl. 12 fig. 172 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Arca fusca Donovan, 1803) Donovan E. (1799-1804). The natural history of British shells: including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain, systematically arranged in the Linnean manner, with scientific and general observations on each. 5 volumes, London, printed fro the Author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 180 plates with unpaginated text. Vol. 1: introduction 3 pp; pl. 1-18 [1799]; pl. 19-36; index 10 pp. [1800] . Vol. 2: pl. 37-54 [1800]; pl. 55-72, index 10 pp. [1801]. Vol. 3: pl. 73-90 [1801]; pl. 91-108, index 8 pp. [1802]; Vol. 4: pl. 109-126 [1802]; pl. 127-144, index 8 pp [1803]. Vol. 5: pl. 145-162 [1803]; pl.163-180, index 7 pp. [1804]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.64386
page(s): vol. 5 pl. 158 fig. 3-4; note: ex Solander ms. [details] 

original description (of Tetrarca imbricata ibizenca F. Nordsieck, 1969) Nordsieck, F. (1969). Die europäischen Meeresmuscheln (Bivalvia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart, xiii + 256 pp. [details] 

basis of record Check List of European Marine Mollusca (CLEMAM). , available online at http://www.somali.asso.fr/clemam/index.clemam.html [details] 

status source Vermeij, G.; Amano, K. (2021). The genera <i>Tetrarca</i> (Subfamily Cuculaeinae), <i>Arca</i>, and <i>Lamarcka</i>, new genus (Subfamily Arcinae), with special reference to the history of cold adaptation in North Pacific <i>Tetrarca boucardi</i> (Bivalvia: Arcidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 135(2): 42–46. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Distribution Northeast Atlantic, ranging from West Africa north to 69.5° N [details]
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English tetragonal ark shell [from synonym]tetragonal ark [from synonym]ark-shell [from synonym]  [details]
German Vierkantige Archenmuschel [from synonym]  [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (131 publications) (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona) (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona) (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona) (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tetrarca tetragona) 
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) ) 
To Malacopics (Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) ) 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3863) (from synonym Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Arca britannica Reeve, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Arca cardissa Lamarck, 1819)
To PESI (from synonym Arca fusca Donovan, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Tetrarca imbricata ibizenca F. Nordsieck, 1969)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Arca argenvillea Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Arca tetragona Poli, 1795)
From editor or global species database
Arca tetragona Poli, 1795Specimen from Fuengirola, S. Spain (actual size 17.3 mm)
Arca tetragona Poli, 1795Specimen from Fuengirola, S. Spain (actual size 17.3 mm)
Image from synonym
Arca tetragona Poli, 1795Right valve from Gorringe seamount, 36°32'N - 11°34'W, 93-96 m, 'Seamount 1' DW04 (actual size 11.3 mm)
Arca tetragona Poli, 1795Right valve from Gorringe seamount, 36°32'N - 11°34'W, 93-96 m, 'Seamount 1' DW04 (actual size 11.3 mm)
Image from synonym
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3863)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3863)
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Pelseneer (1911, pl. 02)
Pelseneer (1911, pl. 02)
Image from synonym
Pelseneer (1911, pl. 03)
Pelseneer (1911, pl. 03)
Image from synonym
Arca tetragona
Arca tetragona
Image from synonym
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
Hosted externally, from synonym
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
Hosted externally, from synonym
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
To Conchology (Arca tetragona)
Hosted externally, from synonym
To Malacopics (Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) )
To Malacopics (Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) )
Hosted externally
To Malacopics (Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) )
To Malacopics (Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) )
Hosted externally