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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Hiatelloidea: Hiatellidae

Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)


Range: 82°N to 64°S; 86.8°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 160 m (live 0 to 45 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 45  mm

Synonymy

Mya arctica Linnaeus, 1767
Saxicava arctica (Linnaeus, 1767) 
Solen minutus Linnaeus, 1767
Mytilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1767
Mytilus pholadis Linnaeus, 1771
Mya byssifera Fabricius, 1780
Hiatella biaperta Bosc, 1801
Hiatella monoperta Bosc, 1801
Saxicava striata Fleuriau, 1802
Mytilus praecisus Montagu, 1803
Didonta bicarinata Schumacher, 1817
Saxicava gallicana Lamarck, 1818
Saxicava distorta Say, 1822
Hiatella oblonga Turton, 1822
Saxicava purpurascens Sowerby I, 1834
Saxicava tenuis Sowerby I, 1834
Saxicava groenlandica Potiez & Michaud, 1844
Saxicava clava Valenciennes, 1846
Saxicava rubra Deshayes, 1848
Saxicava ungana Grewingk, 1850
Sphenia bilirata Gabb, 1861
Saxicava flaccida Gould, 1861
Saxicava gastrochaenoidea Carpenter, 1864
Saxicava acuta Folin, 1867
Saxicava initialis Folin, 1867
Saxicava insita Conrad, 1869
Saxicava orientalis Yokoyama, 1920
Petricola awana Yokoyama, 1924

Details


Mya arctica Linnaeus, 1767,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 82°N to 64°S; 86.8°W to 30.5°W
Depth: 0 to 160 m (live 0 to 45 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm
Distribution: Greenland: North Greenland, East Greenland; USA: Maine, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Mexico: Quintana Roo
References: Pelseneer (1903); Procter (1933) dM; Ekdale (1974) W; Schiötte (1989) DLlNE
Combining Genera:  Saxicava

Saxicava acuta Folin, 1867, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Petricola awana Yokoyama, 1924, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Hiatella biaperta Bosc, 1801, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Daudin MS
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Didonta bicarinata Schumacher, 1817, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Sphenia bilirata Gabb, 1861, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Mya byssifera Fabricius, 1780, p. 408-409
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Imennek, Greenland
Maximum Reported Size: 38 mm
Distribution: Greenland
References: Fabricius (1780) M; Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava clava Valenciennes, 1846, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s (of H. pholadis); Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava distorta Say, 1822, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s (of H. pholadis); Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava flaccida Gould, 1861, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Saxicava gallicana Lamarck, 1818, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava gastrochaenoidea Carpenter, 1864, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava groenlandica Potiez & Michaud, 1844, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava initialis Folin, 1867, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava insita Conrad, 1869, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Solen minutus Linnaeus, 1767, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Hiatella monoperta Bosc, 1801, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Daudin MS
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Hiatella oblonga Turton, 1822, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava orientalis Yokoyama, 1920, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Mytilus pholadis Linnaeus, 1771, 
[Synonym]
Range: 68°N
References: Bernard (1983) v; Coan et al. (2000) s

Mytilus praecisus Montagu, 1803, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava purpurascens Sowerby I, 1834, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
References: d'Orbigny (1846) M; Bernard (1983) s (of solida); Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava rubra Deshayes, 1848, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s

Mytilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1767, 
[Synonym]
References: Coan et al. (2000) s
Comments: First revisor's choice by Coan et al. (2000) makes this a junior synonym of H. arctica named on the same date.

Saxicava striata Fleuriau, 1802, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava tenuis Sowerby I, 1834, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm
References: d'Orbigny (1846) M; Bernard (1983) s (of solida); Coan et al. (2000) s

Saxicava ungana Grewingk, 1850, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s; Coan et al. (2000) s


Partial List of References

Fabricius, O. 1780. Fauna Greenlandica  xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl. Joannis Gottlob Rothe: Hafniae et Lipsiae.

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