Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Psammobiidae

Heterodonax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Range: 32.3°N to 23.45°S; 77°W to 44°W
Depth: 0 to 1 m (live 0 to 1 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm

Synonymy

Tellina bimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Arcopagia bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Psammobia affinis C. B. Adams, 1845
Psammobia biradiata C. B. Adams, 1845
Psammobia purpureomaculata C. B. Adams, 1845
Macoma eborea Heilprin, 1889

Details

Tellina bimaculata Linnaeus, 1758, p. 677, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: O. Europaeo
Range: 26°N to 23.45°S; 77°W to 44°W
Depth: 0 to 1 m (live 0 to 1 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 16 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida, Florida Keys; Bermuda, Brazil: Sao Paulo
References: d'Orbigny (1853) M; Narchi & Domaneschi (1993) LlS
Combining Genera: Arcopagia

Psammobia affinis C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 10, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 16.8 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEWM; Clench & Turner (1950) s

Psammobia biradiata C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 10, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 12.4 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEWM; Clench & Turner (1950) s

Macoma eborea Heilprin, 1889a, p. 141, pl. 8, fig. 2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bermuda
Range: 32.3°N ; 64.8°W
Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm
Distribution: Bermuda
References: Heilprin (1889) NSEWM

Psammobia purpureo-maculata C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 10, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEW; Clench & Turner (1950) sM

Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.]
Heilprin, A. 1889. On some new species of Mollusca from the Bermuda Islands Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 41 141-142, pl. 8.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].

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