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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Arcoidea: Arcidae

Scapharca brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)


Range: 35°N to 35°S; 91°W to 35°W
Depth: 0 to 75 m
Maximum Reported Size: 41  mm

Synonymy

Arca inaequivalvis auct. non Bruguière, 1789
Arca brasiliana Lamarck, 1819
Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819) 
Arca incongrua Say, 1822
Arca cardiiformis Sowerby I, 1833

Details


Arca brasiliana Lamarck, 1819,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 35°S; 91°W to 35°W
Depth: 0 to 75 m
Maximum Reported Size: 41 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida
References: Lyons (1989b) d
Combining Genera:  Anadara

Arca braziliana sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling of brasiliana.

Arca cardiiformis Sowerby I, 1833, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Arca inaequivalvis auct. non Bruguière, 1789, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Comments: Misidentification by Melvill (1880).

Arca incongrua Say, 1822, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s



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