ERMS taxon details
Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
156859 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156859)
accepted
Species
Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of ) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 314 [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156859 on 2025-05-24
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156859 on 2025-05-24
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(of ) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 314 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Fell, P. E. & Williams, J. H. (1985). Distribution of the snail, <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> and the mussel, <i>Geukensia demissa</i>, along the Pataguanset Estuary (Connecticut) in relation to salinity and other tidal marsh invertebrates. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 99(1): 21-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276665 [details]
additional source Deaton, L. E. & Kempler, K. D. (1989). Occurrence of the ribbed mussel, <i>Geukensia demissa</i>, on the gills of a horseshoe crab, <i>Limulus polyphemus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(1): 42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278036 [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Fell, P. E. & Williams, J. H. (1985). Distribution of the snail, <i>Melampus bidentatus</i> and the mussel, <i>Geukensia demissa</i>, along the Pataguanset Estuary (Connecticut) in relation to salinity and other tidal marsh invertebrates. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 99(1): 21-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276665 [details]
additional source Deaton, L. E. & Kempler, K. D. (1989). Occurrence of the ribbed mussel, <i>Geukensia demissa</i>, on the gills of a horseshoe crab, <i>Limulus polyphemus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(1): 42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278036 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (255 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications) (from synonym Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geukensia demissa)
To GenBank (350 nucleotides; 383 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To Malacopics (Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) Canada, Nova Scotia, Digby, 1-15 km off Digby Neck...
To NMNH Extant Collection (JPEM 06248)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1481775)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032910)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications) (from synonym Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geukensia demissa)
To GenBank (350 nucleotides; 383 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To Malacopics (Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) Canada, Nova Scotia, Digby, 1-15 km off Digby Neck...
To NMNH Extant Collection (JPEM 06248)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1481775)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Modiolus demissus (Dillwyn, 1817))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032910)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
