Deep-Sea taxon details
Poromya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839)
140843 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140843)
accepted
Species
Corbula granulata Nyst & Westendorp, 1839 · unaccepted
Cumingia parthenopaea Tiberi, 1855 · unaccepted
Embla korenii Lovén, 1846 · unaccepted
Panomya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) · unaccepted
Poromya anatinoides Forbes, 1844 · unaccepted
Poromya rotundata Jeffreys, 1876 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Poromya...)
junior homonym of Poromya rotundata Deshayes, 1857
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Corbula granulata Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) Nyst P.H.J. & Westendorp G.D. (1839). Nouvelles recherches sur les coquilles fossiles de la province d'Anvers. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.</em> 6(2): 393-414, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15829409
page(s): 298 [6 in reprint], pl. 3 fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 298 [6 in reprint], pl. 3 fig. 3 [details]
Distribution 68°N to 24°S; 59.6°W to 46°W, Arctic Seas to the West Indies
Distribution 68°N to 24°S; 59.6°W to 46°W, Arctic Seas to the West Indies [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Poromya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140843 on 2026-06-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Poromya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140843 on 2026-06-30
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(of Poromya anatinoides Forbes, 1844) Forbes E. (1844). Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1843.</em> 130-193., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12920789
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Corbula granulata Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) Nyst P.H.J. & Westendorp G.D. (1839). Nouvelles recherches sur les coquilles fossiles de la province d'Anvers. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.</em> 6(2): 393-414, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15829409
page(s): 298 [6 in reprint], pl. 3 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Cumingia parthenopaea Tiberi, 1855) Tiberi, N. (1855). Descrizione di alcuni testacei viventi viventi nel Mediterraneo. Lettere di Nicola Tiberi. Stabilimento tipografico del cav. Gaetano Nobile, Napoli, 16 p. + 2 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/108195
page(s): 10-12; pl. 1 fig. 14-18 [details]
original description (of Embla korenii Lovén, 1846) Lovén, S. L. (1846). <i>Index Molluscorum litora Scandinaviae occidentalia habitantium</i>. <em>Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps Akademiens Förhandlingar.</em> (1846): 134-160, 182-204. [Offprint: pp. 1-50]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39077288 [details]
original description (of Poromya rotundata Jeffreys, 1876) Jeffreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the <i>Kellia</i>, <i>Cyprina</i> and <i>Corbula</i> families, procured in the Valorous expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 490-499., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295613
page(s): 494 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.06 [details] Available for editors
additional source Chirli, C.; Forli, M. (2025). I molluschi del Pleistocene inferiore (Calabriano) del botro Crocetta, Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 61(2): 131-151., available online at https://doi.org/10.53559/bollmalacol.2025.07
page(s): 145, figs 5I-J [details]
additional source Bogi, C.; Cantagalli G. (1986). Prima segnalazione di <i>Poromya neaeroides</i> Seguenza, 1877 in Mar Mediterraneo. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 202-203: 18-19. [details] Available for editors
additional source Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20190712235155/https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] Available for editors
additional source 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]
identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 1032-1033 [details]
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Corbula granulata Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) Nyst P.H.J. & Westendorp G.D. (1839). Nouvelles recherches sur les coquilles fossiles de la province d'Anvers. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.</em> 6(2): 393-414, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15829409
page(s): 298 [6 in reprint], pl. 3 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Cumingia parthenopaea Tiberi, 1855) Tiberi, N. (1855). Descrizione di alcuni testacei viventi viventi nel Mediterraneo. Lettere di Nicola Tiberi. Stabilimento tipografico del cav. Gaetano Nobile, Napoli, 16 p. + 2 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/108195
page(s): 10-12; pl. 1 fig. 14-18 [details]
original description (of Embla korenii Lovén, 1846) Lovén, S. L. (1846). <i>Index Molluscorum litora Scandinaviae occidentalia habitantium</i>. <em>Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps Akademiens Förhandlingar.</em> (1846): 134-160, 182-204. [Offprint: pp. 1-50]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39077288 [details]
original description (of Poromya rotundata Jeffreys, 1876) Jeffreys, J. G. (1876). New and peculiar Mollusca of the <i>Kellia</i>, <i>Cyprina</i> and <i>Corbula</i> families, procured in the Valorous expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 490-499., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295613
page(s): 494 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.06 [details] Available for editors
additional source Chirli, C.; Forli, M. (2025). I molluschi del Pleistocene inferiore (Calabriano) del botro Crocetta, Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 61(2): 131-151., available online at https://doi.org/10.53559/bollmalacol.2025.07
page(s): 145, figs 5I-J [details]
additional source Bogi, C.; Cantagalli G. (1986). Prima segnalazione di <i>Poromya neaeroides</i> Seguenza, 1877 in Mar Mediterraneo. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 202-203: 18-19. [details] Available for editors
additional source Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20190712235155/https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] Available for editors
additional source 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]
identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 1032-1033 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution 68°N to 24°S; 59.6°W to 46°W, Arctic Seas to the West Indies [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | granular poromya | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (145 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Panomya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Poromya granulata)
To Malacopics (Poromya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjorde...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Poromya anatinoides Forbes, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Corbula granulata Nyst & Westendorp, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Cumingia parthenopaea Tiberi, 1855)
To PESI (from synonym Embla korenii Lovén, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Poromya rotundata Jeffreys, 1876)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Poromya rotundata Jeffreys, 1876)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (145 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Panomya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Poromya granulata)
To Malacopics (Poromya granulata (Nyst & Westendorp, 1839) Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjorde...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Poromya anatinoides Forbes, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Corbula granulata Nyst & Westendorp, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Cumingia parthenopaea Tiberi, 1855)
To PESI (from synonym Embla korenii Lovén, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Poromya rotundata Jeffreys, 1876)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Poromya rotundata Jeffreys, 1876)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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