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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Galeommatoidea: Lasaeidae

Aligena elevata (Stimpson, 1851)


Range: 42°N to 35°N; 75°W to 71°W
Depth: 0 to 16 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6  mm

Synonymy

Montacuta bidentata auct. non Montagu, 1803
Montacuta elevata Stimpson, 1851

Details


Montacuta elevata Stimpson, 1851c, p. 16, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: New Bedford harbor [Massachusetts]
Range: 42°N to 35°N; 75°W to 71°W
Depth: 0 to 16 m
Maximum Reported Size: 6 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, North Carolina
References: Verrill & Bush (1898) d

Montacuta bidentata auct. non Montagu, 1803, 
[Not available]
References: Stimpson (1851c) s
Comments: Misidentification by Gould (1841).


Partial List of References

Stimpson, W. 1851. Shells of New England  59 pp., 2 pls. Phillips, Sampson, and Company: Boston. [Stated date: 25 Nov 1851; true date: pre Dec 16.]

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