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

Macoma cumana (O. G. Costa, 1830)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Macoma*	Leach, 1819	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Tellina cumana*	O. G. Costa, 1830	basionym
*Macoma senegalensis*	Bertin, 1878	synonym
*Psammobia cumana*	Costa O.G., 1829	synonym
*Psammotreta cumana*	(O. G. Costa, 1830)	synonym
*Tellina costae*	Philippi, 1836	synonym
*Tellina cumana*	O. G. Costa, 1830	synonym
*Tellina cumana var. alba*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896	synonym
*Tellina cumana var. tarantensis*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Tellina elliptica*	Brocchi, 1814	synonym
*Tellina elliptica var. aroda*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Κυκλοτελλίνα

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	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Sartori, A. (2014). Macoma cumana (O. G. Costa, 1830). 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:141581