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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Mactroidea: Mesodesmatidae

Mesodesma arctatum (Conrad, 1831)


Range: 60°N to 39.8°N; 74.1°W to 53°W
Depth: 1 to 91 m
Maximum Reported Size: 40  mm

Synonymy

Mactra arctata Conrad, 1831
Ceronia arctatum (Conrad, 1831) 

Details


Mactra arctata Conrad, 1831a, p. 257, pl. 11, fig. 1
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Massachusetts
Range: 60°N to 39.8°N; 74.1°W to 53°W
Depth: 1 to 91 m
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland; USA: New York, New Jersey
References: Verkrüzen (1881a) E; Eddison (1966) SW; Long Island Shell Club (1988) {SW}M
Combining Genera:  Ceronia


Partial List of References

Conrad, T. A. 1831. Description of fifteen new species of Recent, and three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6 256-268, pl. 11. [Stated date: -- Mar 1831; true date: -- Apr 1831.]

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