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

Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MactraLinnaeus, 1767accepted genus name
Trigonella da Costa, 1778 synonym

Species group names

Cardium stultorum Linnaeus, 1758 basionym
Cardium corallinum Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Cardium stultorum Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Mactra bourguignati Locard, 1890 synonym
Mactra candida Nardo, 1847 synonym
Mactra cinerea Montagu, 1808 synonym
Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
Mactra corallina var. atlantica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896 synonym
Mactra corallina var. grangeri Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896 synonym
Mactra corallina var. oceanica Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1896 synonym
Mactra corallina var. trigona Pallary, 1938 synonym
Mactra inflata Bronn, 1830 synonym
Mactra intermedia Aradas, 1847 synonym
Mactra paulucciae Aradas & Benoit, 1872 synonym
Mactra rufa Lamarck, 1818 synonym
Trigonella radiata da Costa, 1778 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Catalan: ou
 Danish: tykskallet trugmusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: rayed trough shell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Rayed Trough Shell sources: Charles Hussey
 French: grande mactre sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
 German: bunte Trogmuschel sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 Greek: Μικρή γυαλιστερή sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Italian: madia comune

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

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 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.

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

Biodiversity Heritage Library (361 publications)
Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Mactra stultorum (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:140299

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex I 2009This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.
IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Red List status LC 2009This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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