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Protothaca Dall, 1902
367813 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367813)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Chama thaca Molina, 1782 accepted as Leukoma thaca (Molina, 1782) (type by original designation)
Paphia (Protothaca) Dall, 1902 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Species Protothaca coronadosensis Durham, 1950 †
- Subgenus Protothaca (Tuangia) Marwick, 1927 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
- Species Protothaca (Tuangia) crassicosta (Deshayes, 1835) accepted as Leukoma crassicosta (Deshayes, 1835) (superseded combination)
- Species Protothaca antiqua (P. P. King, 1832) accepted as Ameghinomya antiqua (P. P. King, 1832)
- Species Protothaca asperrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) accepted as Leukoma asperrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
- Species Protothaca columbiensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) accepted as Leukoma columbiensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Protothaca crassicosta (Deshayes, 1835) accepted as Leukoma crassicosta (Deshayes, 1835) (superseded combination)
- Species Protothaca euglypta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) accepted as Leukoma euglypta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914)
- Species Protothaca granulata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Leukoma granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Protothaca grata (Say, 1831) accepted as Leukoma grata (Say, 1831) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Protothaca grewingkii Dall, 1904 accepted as Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Protothaca jedoensis (Lischke, 1874) accepted as Leukoma jedoensis (Lischke, 1874)
- Species Protothaca laciniata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Leukoma laciniata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Protothaca macgintyi [sic] accepted as Protothaca mcgintyi (Olsson, 1961) accepted as Leukoma metodon (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) (misspelling)
- Species Protothaca mcgintyi (Olsson, 1961) accepted as Leukoma metodon (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Protothaca megintyi [sic] accepted as Protothaca mcgintyi (Olsson, 1961) accepted as Leukoma metodon (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) (misspelling)
- Species Protothaca pectorina (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Leukoma pectorina (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Protothaca restorationensis (Frizzell, 1930) accepted as Leukoma restorationensis (Frizzell, 1930) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Protothaca schencki Nomura, 1937 accepted as Leukoma decussata (Deshayes, 1853) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Protothaca staminea (Conrad, 1837) accepted as Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Protothaca tenerrima (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Callithaca tenerrima (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
- Species Protothaca thaca (Molina, 1782) accepted as Leukoma thaca (Molina, 1782)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26 (1312): 335-412., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612547
page(s): 364 [details]
page(s): 364 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Protothaca Dall, 1902. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367813 on 2025-07-12
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Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26 (1312): 335-412., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612547
page(s): 364 [details]
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 IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy 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): 364 [details]
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 IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy 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
