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Martesia (Martesia) G. B. Sowerby I, 1824

511179 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:511179)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Heteroconchia
  7. Euheterodonta
  8. Imparidentia
  9. Myida
  10. Pholadoidea
  11. Pholadidae
  12. Martesiinae
  13. Martesia
  14. Martesia (Martesia)
alternative representation
Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
Subgenus
Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): part xxiii; note: Name attributed by Sowerby to Leach MS. Established in synonymy, but available because it has been used as valid before 1960. [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Martesia (Martesia) G. B. Sowerby I, 1824. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=511179 on 2026-09-07
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Martesia (Martesia) G. B. Sowerby I, 1824. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=511179 on 2026-09-07
Date
action
by
2010-09-01 10:13:04Z
created
Tran, Bastien
2010-09-15 12:11:24Z
checked
Huber, Markus
2010-10-13 10:30:08Z
changed
Tran, Bastien
2013-01-14 21:56:30Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): part xxiii; note: Name attributed by Sowerby to Leach MS. Established in synonymy, but available because it has been used as valid before 1960. [details] 

basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]