WoRMS taxon details
Siliqua lucida (Conrad, 1837)
536683 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:536683)
accepted
Species
Solecurtus lucidus Conrad, 1837 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Solecurtus lucidus Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 231-232, pl. 17, fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 231-232, pl. 17, fig. 8 [details]
Type locality contained in California
type locality contained in California (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy Some authors place this species in the subgenus Siliqua (Neomachaera).
Taxonomy Some authors place this species in the subgenus Siliqua (Neomachaera). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Siliqua lucida (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536683 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Solecurtus lucidus Conrad, 1837) Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 231-232, pl. 17, fig. 8 [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 43 [details]
page(s): 231-232, pl. 17, fig. 8 [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 43 [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
additional source
Conrad, T. A. (1849). Notes on shells, with descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, second series.</em> 1(4): 210-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780300
page(s): 213 [details]
page(s): 213 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Taxonomy Some authors place this species in the subgenus Siliqua (Neomachaera). [details]
