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

*Spisula*	Gray, 1837	accepted 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.

Genbank

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