WoRMS taxon details
Pteria sterna (A. Gould, 1851)
464505 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464505)
accepted
Species
Avicula (Meleagrina) fimbriata Dunker, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Avicula eximia Reeve, 1857 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Pteria...)
invalid: junior homonym of Pteria eximia de Verneuil, 1845
Avicula libella Reeve, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula peruviana Reeve, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula sterna A. Gould, 1851 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Avicula vivesi Rochebrune, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pteria beiliana Olsson, 1961 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pteria rositae Hertlein, 1928 † · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Avicula sterna A. Gould, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). [... descriptions of a number of California shells collected by Maj. William Rich and Lieut. Thomas P. Green, United States Navy ...]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4 (4): 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870797
page(s): 93 [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
Type locality contained in Mazatlan
type locality contained in Mazatlan [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteria sterna (A. Gould, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464505 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Avicula sterna A. Gould, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). [... descriptions of a number of California shells collected by Maj. William Rich and Lieut. Thomas P. Green, United States Navy ...]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4 (4): 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870797
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Pteria beiliana Olsson, 1961) Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Avicula eximia Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): pl. 16, species no. 62 [details]
original description (of Avicula libella Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): pl. 17, species no. 69 [details]
original description (of Avicula peruviana Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): pl. 14, species no. 53 [details]
original description (of Avicula vivesi Rochebrune, 1895) Rochebrune A.-T. de. (1895). Diagnoses de Mollusques nouveaux, provenant du voyage de M. Diguet en Basse-Californie. <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 1: 239–243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42836368
page(s): 240 [details]
original description (of Avicula (Meleagrina) fimbriata Dunker, 1852) Dunker, W. (1852). Aviculacea nova. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 9(5): 73–80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300771
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Pteria rositae Hertlein, 1928 †) Hertlein, L. G. (1928). Preliminary report of the paleontology of the Channel Islands, California. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 2(2): 142-157, pls 22-25.
page(s): 150 [details]
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Pteria beiliana Olsson, 1961) Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Avicula eximia Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): pl. 16, species no. 62 [details]
original description (of Avicula libella Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): pl. 17, species no. 69 [details]
original description (of Avicula peruviana Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): pl. 14, species no. 53 [details]
original description (of Avicula vivesi Rochebrune, 1895) Rochebrune A.-T. de. (1895). Diagnoses de Mollusques nouveaux, provenant du voyage de M. Diguet en Basse-Californie. <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 1: 239–243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42836368
page(s): 240 [details]
original description (of Avicula (Meleagrina) fimbriata Dunker, 1852) Dunker, W. (1852). Aviculacea nova. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 9(5): 73–80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300771
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Pteria rositae Hertlein, 1928 †) Hertlein, L. G. (1928). Preliminary report of the paleontology of the Channel Islands, California. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 2(2): 142-157, pls 22-25.
page(s): 150 [details]
Taxonomy
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]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 161, pl. 52 [details]
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 161, pl. 52 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Pteria beiliana. Olsson, 1961. Mollusks of the Tropical Eastern Pacific : 146, pl. 18, figs. 5-5c - catalog no. 218932) (from synonym Pteria beiliana Olsson, 1961)
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Avicula vivesi Rochebrune, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Avicula sterna A. Gould, 1851)
To Conchology (Pteria sterna)
To Conchology (Pteria sterna)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteria sterna)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Avicula sterna A. Gould, 1851)
To Malacopics (Pteria sterna (Gould, 1851) Peru, Piura, Paita .)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Avicula eximia Reeve, 1857)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Avicula vivesi Rochebrune, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Avicula sterna A. Gould, 1851)
To Conchology (Pteria sterna)
To Conchology (Pteria sterna)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteria sterna)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Avicula sterna A. Gould, 1851)
To Malacopics (Pteria sterna (Gould, 1851) Peru, Piura, Paita .)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Avicula eximia Reeve, 1857)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
