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Spisula (Spisula) ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817)

151594 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151594)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Heteroconchia
  7. Euheterodonta
  8. Imparidentia
  9. Venerida
  10. Mactroidea
  11. Mactridae
  12. Mactrinae
  13. Spisula
  14. Spisula (Spisula)
  15. Spisula (Spisula) ovalis
alternative representation
Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species
Spisula (Spisula) J. E. Gray, 1837 represented as Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837
marine
(of Mactra ovalis J. Sowerby, 1817 †) Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233 [1815: pp. 1-28, pl. 103-114; 1816: pp. 29-116, pl. 115-150; 1817: pp. 117-194, pl. 151-186; 1818: pp. 195-251, pl. 187-203]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 136, pl. 160, fig. 5 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spisula (Spisula) ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151594 on 2026-09-21
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Spisula (Spisula) ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=151594 on 2026-09-21
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2005-04-06 17:26:17Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2012-07-15 20:42:05Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2012-08-04 19:02:26Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Mactra ovalis J. Sowerby, 1817 †) Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233 [1815: pp. 1-28, pl. 103-114; 1816: pp. 29-116, pl. 115-150; 1817: pp. 117-194, pl. 151-186; 1818: pp. 195-251, pl. 187-203]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 136, pl. 160, fig. 5 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available
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