Canadian Register of Marine Species - Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

CaRMS taxon details

Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

AphiaID

156991 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156991)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Rangia Des Moulins, 1832

Original name

Gnathodon cuneatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. 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): pl. 40 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Distribution of the subprovince extends northward of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida

Distribution Distribution of the subprovince extends northward of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156991 on 2026-01-14

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156991 on 2026-01-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-20 11:54:45Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2007-01-03 09:05:25Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2007-10-08 18:47:52Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2010-09-23 10:34:21Z

changed

Huber, Markus

2011-10-22 14:32:48Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2013-11-05 12:49:29Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2021-08-21 19:45:55Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

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original description (of ) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. 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): pl. 40 [details]

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]

additional source Verween, A.; Kerckhof, F.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2006). First European record of the invasive brackish water clam Rangia cuneata (G.B Sowerby I, 1831) (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Aquatic Invasions. 1(4): 198-203., available online at http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2006/AI_2006_1_4_Verween_etal.pdf [details]

additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors

additional source Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Wiese L., Niehus O., Faass B. & Wiese V. (2016). Ein weiteres Vorkommen von Rangia cuneata in Deutschland (Bivalvia: Mactridae). Schriften zur Malakozoologie. 29: 53-60. [details]

additional source Verrill, A. H. (1947). Additions to the Mollusca of Lake Worth, Florida. The Nautilus. 61(2): 47-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284747
page(s): 48 [details]

additional source Gallagher, J. L. & Wells, H. W. (1969). Northern range extension and winter mortality of Rangia cuneata. The Nautilus. 83(1): 22-25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515286 [details]

additional source Counts, C. L., III. (1980). Rangia cuneata in the industrial water system (Bivalvia: Mactridae). The Nautilus. 94(1): 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274495 [details]

additional source Metcalf, A. L. (1980). Fossil Rangia cuneata (Mactridae) in Eddy County, New Mexico. The Nautilus. 94(1): 2-3, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274496 [details]

additional source Hill, F. C. (1983). Unexplained occurrence of the mactrid bivalve, Rangia cuneata, from the Arrowhead Farms Indian Site near Louisville, Kentucky. The Nautilus. 97(2): 79-81, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274781 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea : Shipping [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Unreviewed

Alien species The Atlantic Rangia or wedge clam Rangia cuneata originates from the Gulf of Mexico. From there this bivalve colonized the Atlantic coast of North-America and Europe. The species was first reported in Europe in August 2005 in the Harbour of Antwerp. Introduction most likely happened through transport of larvae in ballast water of ships. The species mainly live in estuaries, brackish and freshwater. In ports, the Atlantic Rangia can become a pest as it establishes itself in industrial cooling pipes where it can obstruct optimal water flow. [details]

Distribution Distribution of the subprovince extends northward of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida [details]

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