MSBIAS taxon details
Lutraria magna (da Costa, 1778)
1793849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1793849)
accepted
Species
Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 230, pl. 17 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 230, pl. 17 fig. 4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lutraria magna (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles 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=1793849 on 2025-11-15
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Lutraria magna (da Costa, 1778). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1793849 on 2025-11-15
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(of ) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 230, pl. 17 fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Winckworth, R. (1932). The British marine Mollusca. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 19 (7): 211-252. [details] Available for editors
additional source Lucas M. (1985). On the application of the law of priority to the name of a European species of <i>Lutraria</i>. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 17 (192-193): 6-8.
note: treated as a synonym of Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758) but this is superseded by the lectotype designation of Moerdijk (2024) [details]
subsequent type designation Moerdijk, P. W. (2024). A lectotype for the stabilization of the name <i>Chama magna</i> da Costa, 1778 (presently <i>Lutraria magna</i> (da Costa, 1778); Bivalvia: Mactridae). <em>Basteria.</em> 88(2): 220-224. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 230, pl. 17 fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Winckworth, R. (1932). The British marine Mollusca. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 19 (7): 211-252. [details] Available for editors
additional source Lucas M. (1985). On the application of the law of priority to the name of a European species of <i>Lutraria</i>. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 17 (192-193): 6-8.
note: treated as a synonym of Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758) but this is superseded by the lectotype designation of Moerdijk (2024) [details]
subsequent type designation Moerdijk, P. W. (2024). A lectotype for the stabilization of the name <i>Chama magna</i> da Costa, 1778 (presently <i>Lutraria magna</i> (da Costa, 1778); Bivalvia: Mactridae). <em>Basteria.</em> 88(2): 220-224. [details] Available for editors
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (164 publications) (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
To Conchology (Lutraria oblonga) (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
To Malacopics (Lutraria magna (da Costa,1778) Spain, Andalucía, Málaga, Marbella, live on sand, at...
To Malacopics (Lutraria magna (da Costa,1778) Tunisia, Medenine, Ile de Jerba, Plage de Sidi Mahre...
To Malacopics (Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791) Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren, Domburg) (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
To Conchology (Lutraria oblonga) (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
To Malacopics (Lutraria magna (da Costa,1778) Spain, Andalucía, Málaga, Marbella, live on sand, at...
To Malacopics (Lutraria magna (da Costa,1778) Tunisia, Medenine, Ile de Jerba, Plage de Sidi Mahre...
To Malacopics (Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791) Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren, Domburg) (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791))
.jpg "To Malacopics (Lutraria magna (da Costa,1778) Tunisia, Medenine, Ile de Jerba, Plage de Sidi Mahre...")
