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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Arcoidea: Noetiidae

Arcopsis adamsi (Dall, 1886)


Range: 35°N to 28°S; 91°W to 29°W
Depth: 0 to 80 m (live 0 to 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 17  mm

Synonymy

Arca lactea auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Arca caelata Conrad, 1845
Pleurodon adamsi (Dall, 1886) 
Arca adamsi Dall, 1886
Arca conradiana Dall, 1886
Arca adamsi E. A. Smith, 1890

Details


Arca adamsi Dall, 1886,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 28°S; 91°W to 29°W
Depth: 0 to 80 m (live 0 to 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Bermuda, Brazil
References: Reed & Mikkelsen (1987) D; Oliver & Järnegren (2004) Ll
Combining Genera:  Pleurodon

Arca adamsi E. A. Smith, 1890, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Shuttleworth MS

Arca caelata Conrad, 1845, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1898b) s
Comments: Non Reeve, 1844.

Arca conradiana Dall, 1886,  [Dall 1902a, pl. 31, fig. 1]
[Synonym]
Range: 35°N to 12°N; 82°W to 69°W
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: West Florida; Gulf of Mexico; ABC Islands: Curacao
References: Dall (1902a) NSEW; Perry & Schwengel (1955) M

Arca lactea auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
References: Dall (1898b) s
Comments: Misidentification by C. B. Adams (1845).



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