MSBIAS taxon details
Ervilia W. Turton, 1822
138475 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138475)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Ervilia nitens (Montagu, 1808)
- Species Ervilia purpurea E. A. Smith, 1906
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): xviii, 55 [details]
page(s): xviii, 55 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ervilia W. Turton, 1822. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138475 on 2026-07-05
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Ervilia W. Turton, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138475 on 2026-07-05
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Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): xviii, 55 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Morton, B. & Scott, P. H. (1990). Relocation of <i>Ervilia</i> Turton, 1822 (Bivalvia) from the Mesodesmatidae (Mesodesmatoidea) to the Semelidae (Tellinoidea). <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(3): 299-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42465467 [details]
additional source de Rooij-Schuiling, L. A. (1973). A preliminary report on systematics and distribution of the genus <i>Ervilia</i> Turton, 1822 (Mesodesmatidae, Bivalvia). <em>Malacologia.</em> 14: 235-241. [details]
page(s): xviii, 55 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Morton, B. & Scott, P. H. (1990). Relocation of <i>Ervilia</i> Turton, 1822 (Bivalvia) from the Mesodesmatidae (Mesodesmatoidea) to the Semelidae (Tellinoidea). <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(3): 299-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42465467 [details]
additional source de Rooij-Schuiling, L. A. (1973). A preliminary report on systematics and distribution of the genus <i>Ervilia</i> Turton, 1822 (Mesodesmatidae, Bivalvia). <em>Malacologia.</em> 14: 235-241. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
