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Acesta cryptadelphe Gagnon, Kenchington, Port, Anstey & Murillo, 2015

852768  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:852768)

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marine
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]   
Type locality contained in Southern Grand Banks - South Newfoundland  
type locality contained in Southern Grand Banks - South Newfoundland [details]
Etymology From the terms “crypto”, meaning hidden or concealed, and “adelphe”, meaning sister or sibling, referring to the...  
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acesta cryptadelphe Gagnon, Kenchington, Port, Anstey & Murillo, 2015. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=852768 on 2024-04-23
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Acesta cryptadelphe Gagnon, Kenchington, Port, Anstey & Murillo, 2015. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=852768 on 2024-04-23
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2015-08-31 19:49:41Z
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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]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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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]
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