Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Tellinoidea > Family Tellinidae > Subfamily Tellininae > Genus Arcopagia

Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Arcopagia*	Brown, 1827	accepted genus name
*Arcopagia (Arcopella)*	Thiele, 1934	synonym
*Arcopella*	Thiele, 1934	synonym

Species group names

*Tellina balaustina*	Linnaeus, 1758	basionym
*Arcopagia britannica*	(Tomlin, 1934)	synonym
*Arcopagia britannica purpurmaculata*	Nordsieck, 1969	synonym
*Arcopella balaustina*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym; alternate representation
*Macoma balaustina*		synonym
*Tellina balaustina*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Tellina balaustina var. albida*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886	synonym
*Tellina balaustina var. major*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1886	synonym
*Tellina britannica*	Tomlin, 1934	synonym
*Tellina serratula*	Brusina, 1870	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.
additional source	de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S.; Sartori, A. (2014). Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141576