MSBIAS taxon details
Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758)
491643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491643)
accepted
Species
Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 676 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 676 [details] Available for editors
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Arcopella balaustina (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=491643 on 2026-04-07
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. Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491643 on 2026-04-07
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 676 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.06 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Oliver, P. G., Holmes, A. M., Killeen, I. J. & Turner, J. A. 2010 Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales., available online at http://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/britishbivalves [details]
additional source Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [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): 610-611 [details]
page(s): 676 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.06 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Oliver, P. G., Holmes, A. M., Killeen, I. J. & Turner, J. A. 2010 Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales., available online at http://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/britishbivalves [details]
additional source Huber, M.; Langleit, A.; Kreipl, K. (2015). Tellinidae. Pp. 167-297, 564-746. In: M. Huber, <i>Compendium of bivalves</i> 2 A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp. [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): 610-611 [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus,1758) Spain, Andalucía, Málaga, Málaga, at 15 m depth...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales (from synonym Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Arcopella balaustina (Linnaeus,1758) Spain, Andalucía, Málaga, Málaga, at 15 m depth...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales (from synonym Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Arcopagia balaustina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI