WoRMS taxon details
original description
Gagnon J.M., Kenchington E., Port A., Anstey L.J. & Murillo F.J. (2015). Morphological and genetic variation in North Atlantic giant file clams, <i>Acesta</i> spp. (Bivalvia: Limidae), with description of a new cryptic species in the northwest Atlantic. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4007(2): 151-180., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4007.2.1 [details]
context source (CaRMS)
Gagnon J.M., Kenchington E., Port A., Anstey L.J. & Murillo F.J. (2015). Morphological and genetic variation in North Atlantic giant file clams, <i>Acesta</i> spp. (Bivalvia: Limidae), with description of a new cryptic species in the northwest Atlantic. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4007(2): 151-180., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4007.2.1 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Gagnon J.M., Kenchington E., Port A., Anstey L.J. & Murillo F.J. (2015). Morphological and genetic variation in North Atlantic giant file clams, <i>Acesta</i> spp. (Bivalvia: Limidae), with description of a new cryptic species in the northwest Atlantic. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4007(2): 151-180., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4007.2.1 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology From the terms “crypto”, meaning hidden or concealed, and “adelphe”, meaning sister or sibling, referring to the very similar shell morphology between this northwest Atlantic species and Acesta excavata in the northeast Atlantic. [details]
From editor or global species database
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