Range: 51.5°N to 36°N; 76°W to 57°W Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 9 to 24 m) Maximum Reported Size: 200 mm
Synonymy
Mactra solidissima Dillwyn, 1817 Mactra similis Say, 1822 Spisula acadica Matthew, 1874 Spissula peninsulae M. Smith, 1937
Details
Mactra solidissimaDillwyn, 1817, p. 140, [Chemnitz 1788, pl. 170, fig. 1656] [Basis of the current name] Attributed to: Chemnitz Type Locality: North America; Florida; New Jersey; New York Range: 51.5°N to 36°N; 76°W to 57°W Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 9 to 24 m) Maximum Reported Size: 200 mm Distribution: Canada: Labrador, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia References: Procter (1933) NE; B. B. Baker (1951) W; Long Island Shell Club (1988) DLl
Spisula solidissima acadicaMatthew, 1874, p. 42, pl. 1, fig. 3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Labrador au détroit de Long Island [New York] Range: 51.5°N to 41.2°N; 72°W to 57°W Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm Distribution: Canada: Labrador; USA: New York References: Matthew (1874) NSEWM
Spissula solidissima peninsulaeM. Smith, 1937, p. 65-66, pl. 6, fig. 3 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Pliocene, Clewiston, Florida Maximum Reported Size: 87 mm References: M. Smith (1937) M Comments: Described as a fossil.
Mactra similis Say, 1822, [Synonym] References: Jacobson & Old (1966) s
Partial List of References
Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill. Matthew, G. F. 1874. Note sur les mollusques de la Formation Post-Pliocène de l'Acadie Annales de la Société Malacologique de Belgique 9 33-50, pl. 1. [True date: post 12 Apr.] Smith, M. 1937. Further notes upon Tertiary and Recent mollusks from Florida together with descriptions of new species Nautilus 51 65-68, pl. 6. [Stated date: -- Oct 1937.]
