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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Veneroidea: Pitarinae

Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786)


Range: 35°N to 25.2°N; 97°W to 77°W
Depth: 0 to 0.3 m
Maximum Reported Size: 150  mm

Synonymy

Venus nimbosa Lightfoot, 1786
Venus gigantea Gmelin, 1791
Callista gigantea (Gmelin, 1791) 
Cytherea gigantea (Gmelin, 1791) 
Paphia alaavis Röding, 1798
Venus multiradiata Menke, 1830

Details


Venus nimbosa Lightfoot, 1786, p. 175, [Favanne, pl. 49, fig. I.1]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Florida
Range: 35°N to 25.2°N; 97°W to 77°W
Depth: 0 to 0.3 m
Maximum Reported Size: 150 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas
References: Clench (1942) M; Tabb & Manning (1961) dS; Sykes & Hall (1970) D; Cooley (1978) W
Comments: Lot numbers 170, 3508 and 3761 in Lightfoot (1786).

Paphia ala avis Röding, 1798, p. 175, [Chemnitz 1788, pl. 171, fig. 1661; Favanne, pl. 49, fig. 91]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Venus gigantea Gmelin, 1791, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Chemnitz
References: Rehder (1967) s
Combining Genera:  Callista Cytherea

Venus multiradiata Menke, 1830, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s


Partial List of References

Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
[Lightfoot, J.] 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum  viii + 3-194, frontispiece.

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