Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Mactroidea > Family Mactridae > Genus Spisula

Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

SpisulaGray, 1837accepted genus name
Spisula (Hemimactra) Swainson, 1840 synonym
Spisula (Spisula) Gray, 1837 synonym

Species group names

Cardium solidum Linnaeus, 1758 basionym
Cardium solidum Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Cyrena panormitana Bivona, 1839 synonym
Mactra castanea Lamarck, 1818 synonym
Mactra crassatella Lamarck, 1818 synonym
Mactra ovalis J. Sowerby, 1817 synonym
Mactra solida (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
Mactra solida var. conjunctiva Jeffreys, 1864 synonym
Mactra striata Nyst, 1845 synonym
Mactra truncata Montagu, 1808 synonym
Spisula (Spisula) ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1817) synonym; alternate representation
Trigonella gallina da Costa, 1778 synonym
Trigonella zonaria da Costa, 1778 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Catalan: cloïssa blanca; ou blanc sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 Dutch: stevige strandschelp sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.
 English: bar clam; surf clam; thick trough shell sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.;Degraer S., J. Wittoeck, W. Appeltans, K. Cooreman, T. Deprez, H. Hillewaert, K. Hostens, J. Mees, E. Vanden Berghe & M. Vincx (2006). The macrobenthos atlas of the Belgian part of the North Sea. Belgian Science Policy. D/2005/1191/3. ISBN 90-810081-6-1. 164 pp.
 English-United States: Thick Trough Shell sources: Charles Hussey
 Euskera: txirla zuria sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 Finnish: vinohammassimpukka
 French: mactre solide; spisule solide sources: Degraer S., J. Wittoeck, W. Appeltans, K. Cooreman, T. Deprez, H. Hillewaert, K. Hostens, J. Mees, E. Vanden Berghe & M. Vincx (2006). The macrobenthos atlas of the Belgian part of the North Sea. Belgian Science Policy. D/2005/1191/3. ISBN 90-810081-6-1. 164 pp.
 Galician: ameixa branca; cornicha sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 German: dickschalige Trogmuschel; feste Trogmuschel sources: Degraer S., J. Wittoeck, W. Appeltans, K. Cooreman, T. Deprez, H. Hillewaert, K. Hostens, J. Mees, E. Vanden Berghe & M. Vincx (2006). The macrobenthos atlas of the Belgian part of the North Sea. Belgian Science Policy. D/2005/1191/3. ISBN 90-810081-6-1. 164 pp.;Unterwasser-Welt Ostsee
 Portuguese: amêijoa branca sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 Spanish, Castillian: almeja blanca; clica

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

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

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.

additional source

Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (7 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Spisula solida (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:140301

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