MSBIAS taxon details
Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
141578 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141578)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 674 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 674 [details] Available for editors
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=141578 on 2026-06-02
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. Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141578 on 2026-06-02
original description
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 674 [details] Available for editors
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 Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des cĂ´tes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: SalammbĂ´. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 674 [details] Available for editors
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 Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des cĂ´tes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: SalammbĂ´. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications)
To Malacopics (Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Chios, Limenas Meston, at...
To Malacopics (Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Amsterdam)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications)
To Malacopics (Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Chios, Limenas Meston, at...
To Malacopics (Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Amsterdam)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection