WoRMS name details
Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
880017 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:880017)
unaccepted
Species
Limecola T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Macoma Leach, 1819
Loripes roseus Krynicki, 1837 · unaccepted
Tellina balthica var. minor Jeffreys, 1864 · unaccepted
Tellina balthica var. nivea Jeffreys, 1864 · unaccepted
Tellina carnaria Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted (misidentification of Tellina...)
misidentification of Tellina carnaria Linnaeus, 1758
Tellina faba L. Spengler, 1798 · unaccepted
Tellina flavescens L. Spengler, 1798 · unaccepted
Tellina inconspicua Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina neustriaca Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tellina rubra da Costa, 1778 · unaccepted
Tellina solidula f. normalis Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)
Venus fragilis O. Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tellina balthica Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Limecola balthica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880017 on 2026-01-14
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Nomenclature
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(of Tellina balthica Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 677 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 677 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | nonnetje | [details] |
| English | Baltic tellinBaltic macoma | [details] |
| French | tellline Baltique | [details] |
| German | Rote BohneBaltische TellmuschelBaltische Plattmuschel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (135 barcodes)
To GenBank (858 nucleotides; 933 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina carnaria Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Pennant, 1777)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina rubra da Costa, 1778)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina inconspicua Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina neustriaca Locard, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina solidula f. normalis Middendorff, 1851)
To GenBank (858 nucleotides; 933 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina carnaria Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Pennant, 1777)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina rubra da Costa, 1778)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina inconspicua Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina neustriaca Locard, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina solidula f. normalis Middendorff, 1851)
Unreviewed
