MSBIAS taxon details
Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803)
141440 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141440)
accepted
Species
marine
(of ) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 573; pl. 17 fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 573; pl. 17 fig. 2 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803). 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=141440 on 2026-05-21
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 castanea (Montagu, 1803). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141440 on 2026-05-21
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(of ) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 573; pl. 17 fig. 2 [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 Moreno D. (1999). Descripción de la comunidad de <i>Ervilia castanea</i> (Montagu, 1803) (Bivalvia, Tellinoidea) en fondos de arena gruesa del Cabo de Gata (Almería, SE de la Península Ibérica). <i>Iberus 16(2)</i>: 21-38 [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 689 [details]
subsequent type designation 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
page(s): 300; note: Lectotype designated and figured [details]
page(s): 573; pl. 17 fig. 2 [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 Moreno D. (1999). Descripción de la comunidad de <i>Ervilia castanea</i> (Montagu, 1803) (Bivalvia, Tellinoidea) en fondos de arena gruesa del Cabo de Gata (Almería, SE de la Península Ibérica). <i>Iberus 16(2)</i>: 21-38 [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 689 [details]
subsequent type designation 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
page(s): 300; note: Lectotype designated and figured [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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To Malacopics (Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803) Portugal, Madeira, Cabeco da Ponta, beached, collec...
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To Malacopics (Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803) Portugal, Madeira, Cabeco da Ponta, beached, collec...
To Malacopics (Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To ITIS
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