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Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Mactroidea: Mactridae

Mactrellona alata (Spengler, 1802)


Range: 12°N to 28°S; 82°W to 35°W
Depth: 2 to 20 m
Maximum Reported Size: 110  mm

Synonymy

Mactra striatula auct. non Linnaeus, 1767
Mactra alata Spengler, 1802
Mactra carinata Lamarck, 1818
Mactra subalata Mörch, 1860

Details


Mactra alata Spengler, 1802,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 12°N to 28°S; 82°W to 35°W
Depth: 2 to 20 m
Maximum Reported Size: 110 mm

Mactra carinata Lamarck, 1818, 
[Synonym]
References: Lamy (1917) s

Mactra striatula auct. non Linnaeus, 1767, 
[Not available]
References: Lamy (1917) s
Comments: Misidentification by Gray (1837).

Mactra subalata Mörch, 1860, 
[Synonym]



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