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Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

To GB Mollusca Types (Mactra cinerea Montagu, 1808; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll3780-82)
To GB Mollusca Types (Mactra cinerea Montagu, 1808; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll3780-82)

140299  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140299)

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Species
marine
(of Cardium stultorum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 681 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140299 on 2026-06-06
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140299 on 2026-06-06
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge

original description (of Mactra cinerea Montagu, 1808) Montagu, G. (1808). Supplement to Testacea Britannica with Additional Plates. Woolmer, Exeter. v + 183 pp., pl. 17-30. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61685744 [details] 

original description (of Cardium stultorum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 681 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Mactra fasciata Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 475 [details] 

original description (of Mactra inflata Bronn, 1831) Bronn, H. G. (1831). Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse. Karl Groos, Heidelberg, xii + 176 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39170083
page(s): 89. [details] 

original description (of Mactra rufa Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 478 [details] 

original description (of Trigonella radiata da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 196-197; pl. 12 fig. 3 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Mactra intermedia Aradas, 1847) Aradas A. (1847). Descrizione delle conchiglie fossili di Gravitelli presso Messina. <i>Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali (2) 4</i>: 57-88, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7997915
page(s): 245-246; pl. 2 fig. 9 a,b [details] 

original description (of Mactra corallina var. trigona Pallary, 1938) Pallary, P. (1938). Les Mollusques marins de la Syrie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 82(1): 5-58, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55670854/f8.image
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Mactra corallina var. grangeri Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 558 [details] 

original description (of Mactra corallina var. atlantica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 557 [details] 

original description (of Mactra corallina var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 554 [details] 

original description (of Mactra corallina var. lignaria Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 558 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Rodríguez-Rúa, A.; Delgado, M.; Silva, L.; Román, S.; Cojan, M. (2022). First insights into population parameters and spatial distribution of the two morphotypes of <i>Mactra stultorum</i> (brownish and whitish) (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bivalvia) along the southwestern Spanish coast. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 18(1-2): 32-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2064511 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Chetoui, I.; Telahigue, K.; Bejaoui, S.; Rabeh, I.; Ghribi, F.; Denis, F.; ElCafsi, M. (2018). Annual reproductive cycle and condition index of <i>Mactra corallina</i> (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the north coast of Tunisia. <em>Invertebrate Reproduction & Development.</em> 63(1): 40-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2018.1529636 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746].
page(s): 833. [details] 
 
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French grande mactre  [details]
German bunte Trogmuschel  [details]
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mactra intermedia Aradas, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Mactra inflata Bronn, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (393 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Trigonella radiata da Costa, 1778)
To Conchology (Mactra stultorum FREAK) 
To Conchology (Mactra stultorum) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mactra stultorum) 
To GB Mollusca Types (Mactra cinerea Montagu, 1808; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll3780-82) (from synonym Mactra cinerea Montagu, 1808)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Cardium stultorum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Friesland, Terschelling, beachmarker... 
To Malacopics (Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus,1758) Portugal, Faro, Cabanas de Tavira, Armação da Abób... 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Mactra cinerea Montagu, 1808)
To PESI (from synonym Cardium stultorum Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra bourguignati Locard, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra inflata Bronn, 1831)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra rufa Lamarck, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Trigonella radiata da Costa, 1778)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra intermedia Aradas, 1847)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra corallina var. trigona Pallary, 1938)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra corallina var. grangeri Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra corallina var. atlantica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896)
To PESI (from synonym Mactra corallina var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896)
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