Mactra fragilis Gmelin, 1791, [Basis of the current name] Range: 35°N to 28°S; 91°W to 35°W Depth: 0 to 100 m (live 7 to 0.3 m) Maximum Reported Size: 94 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas References: Conrad (1832b); Tabb & Manning (1961) d; Sykes & Hall (1970) Ll; Turgeon et al. (1998) c Combining Genera: Spisula Standella
Mactra anserina Guppy, 1874, [Synonym] Maximum Reported Size: 85 mm Distribution: Venezuela References: Lamy (1917) s
Mactra bilineata Reeve, 1854, [Synonym] Attributed to: C. B. Adams MS References: Lamy (1917) s
Lutraria candida Lamarck, 1818, [Synonym] References: Lamy (1917) s
Mactra dealbataPulteney, 1799, p. 31, [Chemnitz 1782, pl. 24, fig. 235] [Synonym] Attributed to: Solander MS References: Lamy (1917) s Comments: Pulteney included Mactra fragilis Gmelin, 1791 in his concept of M. dealbata, which he apparently considered to be an older name, dating from Solander (i.e., Lightfoot 1786).
Mactra oblonga Say, 1822, [Synonym] References: Lamy (1917) s
Mactra oblongata Ravenel, 1834, [Synonym] References: Lamy (1917) s
Mactra ovalina auct. non Lamarck, 1818, [Not available] References: Lamy (1917) s Comments: Misidentification by Hanley (1843).
Mactra pellucida auct. non Gmelin, 1791, [Not available] References: Lamy (1917) s Comments: Misidentification by Hanley (1843), in part.
Mactra tellinoidesPulteney, 1799, p. 31, not figured [Not available] Type Locality: Waymouth, Dorsetshire, England [in error; from ballast?] References: Lamy (1917) s Comments: Name in introduced in synonymy of Mactra dealbata.
Partial List of References
Pulteney, R. 1799. Catalogues of the Birds, Shells and some of the more rare Plants of Dorsetshire i + 92 pp. J. Nichols: London.
