Nomenclature
original description
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 236 [details]
basis of record
Adams, C. B. (1839). Observations on some species of the marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species. Boston Journal of Natural History. 2: 262-288, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266920
page(s): 272-273 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality «the estuaries of the [Eastern] United States» [details]