WoRMS taxon details
Macoploma limula (Dall, 1895)
879979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:879979)
accepted
Species
Macoma limula Dall, 1895 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Macoma limula Dall, 1895) Dall, W. H. (1895). Three new species of <i>Macoma</i> from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 9(3): 32-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731377
page(s): 32 [details]
page(s): 32 [details]
Type locality contained in USA, Gulf of Mexico
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Gulf of Mexico [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Gulf of Mexico [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Macoploma limula (Dall, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=879979 on 2025-12-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Macoma limula Dall, 1895) Dall, W. H. (1895). Three new species of <i>Macoma</i> from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 9(3): 32-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731377
page(s): 32 [details]
basis of record Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
page(s): 32 [details]
basis of record Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Macoma limula Dall, 1895)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macoma limula Holotype USNM 95619) (from synonym Macoma limula Dall, 1895)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Macoma limula Dall, 1895)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macoma limula Holotype USNM 95619) (from synonym Macoma limula Dall, 1895)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Macoma limula Dall, 1895)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
