MSBIAS taxon details
Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
230 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:230)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Darininae Signorelli, 2011
- Genus Darina J. E. Gray, 1853
- Subfamily Lutrariinae J. E. Gray, 1853
- Genus Eastonia J. E. Gray, 1853
- Genus Lutraria Lamarck, 1799
- Genus Standella J. E. Gray, 1853
- Subfamily Mactrinae Lamarck, 1809
- Genus Mactra Linnaeus, 1767
- Genus Mulinia J. E. Gray, 1837
- Genus Rangia Des Moulins, 1832
- Genus Scissodesma J. E. Gray, 1837
- Genus Spisula J. E. Gray, 1837
- Genus Mactrotoma Dall, 1894 accepted as Standella J. E. Gray, 1853 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Lamarck, J.-B. (M. de). (1809). Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considérations relatives à l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Paris, Dentu & the author. Tome premier, I-XXV, 1-428. Tome second, 1-475., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5675762f/f6.item.texteImage
page(s): 1: 318; note: original spelling "Les Mactracées" (vernacular). First latinized, as Mactracea, by Children (1822). [details]
page(s): 1: 318; note: original spelling "Les Mactracées" (vernacular). First latinized, as Mactracea, by Children (1822). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mactridae Lamarck, 1809. 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=230 on 2026-07-11
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. Mactridae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=230 on 2026-07-11
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original description
Lamarck, J.-B. (M. de). (1809). Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considérations relatives à l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Paris, Dentu & the author. Tome premier, I-XXV, 1-428. Tome second, 1-475., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5675762f/f6.item.texteImage
page(s): 1: 318; note: original spelling "Les Mactracées" (vernacular). First latinized, as Mactracea, by Children (1822). [details]
additional source Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 1: 318; note: original spelling "Les Mactracées" (vernacular). First latinized, as Mactracea, by Children (1822). [details]
additional source Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
