Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Limoida > Superfamily Limoidea > Family Limidae > Genus Acesta

Acesta excavata (Fabricius, 1779)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Acesta*	H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Lima excavata*	(Fabricius, 1779)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): bergskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: bergskjell sources: Reise nach Norwegen mit Bemerkungen aus der Naturh

Norwegian Nynorsk: bergskjel sources: Reise nach Norwegen mit Bemerkungen aus der Naturh

Nynorsk (Norwegian): bergskjel

Literature

basis of record	Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
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.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Link To CLEMAM

External Links

Link To GBIF

Citation

Huber, M.; Gofas, S. (2012). Acesta excavata (Fabricius, 1779). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140232