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Spisula ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817)

816086 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:816086)

  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 ovalis
 unaccepted
Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species
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. (2021). MolluscaBase. Spisula ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816086 on 2026-09-26
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Spisula ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=816086 on 2026-09-26
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2014-08-28 13:11:10Z
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Sartori, André F.

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 Chambers, P.. (2009). British Seashells: A Guide for Conchologists & Beachcombers. Pen & Sword Books. 233 pp. [details] 

basis of record Glémarec M. (1968). Distinction de deux Mactridae des côtes atlantiques européennes: <i>Spisula solida</i> (Linné) et <i>Spisula ovalis</i> (Sowerby). <i>Cahiers de Biologie Marine 9</i>: 167-174 [details] 
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