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
*Lima (Acesta)*	H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858	synonym

Species group names

*Ostrea excavata*	Fabricius, 1779	basionym
*Lima (Acesta) excavata*	(Fabricius, 1779)	synonym
*Lima (Acesta) excavata sublaevis*	Nordsieck, 1969	synonym
*Lima excavata*	(Fabricius, 1779)	synonym
*Lima solida*	Calcara, 1845	synonym
*Ostrea excavata*	Fabricius, 1779	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

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

original description	Fabricius J.C. 1779. Reise nach Norwegen mit Bemerkungen aus der Naturhistorie und Oekonomie. Hamburg. pp. i-lxiv + 1-388.
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	Järnegren J., Schander C., Sneli J.-A., Rønningen V. & Young C.M. 2007. Four genes, morphology and ecology: distinguishing a new species of Acesta (Mollusca; Bivalvia) from the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology, 152(1): 43-55
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	Hall-Spencer J.M., López Correa M., Freiwald A & Taviani M. 2005. Distribution and habitats of Acesta excavata (Bivalvia: Limidae) with new data on its shell ultrastructure, pp. 173-205, in: Roberts J.M & Freiwald A. (eds.) Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. Springer, Berlin & Heidelberg.
additional source	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.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (16 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GBIF

Citation

Huber, M.; Gofas, S. (2014). Acesta excavata. 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:140232