Invasion History
First Non-native North American Tidal Record:First Non-native West Coast Tidal Record:
First Non-native East/Gulf Coast Tidal Record:
General Invasion History:
None
North American Invasion History:
Description
None
Taxonomy
Taxonomic Tree
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum: | Mollusca | |
| Class: | Bivalvia | |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta | |
| Order: | Myoida | |
| Superfamily: | Pholadoidea | |
| Family: | Pholadidae | |
| Genus: | Martesia | |
| Species: | cuneiformis |
Synonyms
Pholas caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1847)
Pholas cuneiformis (Say, 1822)
Pholas falcata (Sowerby II, 1872)
Pholas krebsii (Krebs, 1864)
Pholas cuneiformis (Say, 1822)
Pholas falcata (Sowerby II, 1872)
Pholas krebsii (Krebs, 1864)
Potentially Misidentified Species
Martesia fragilis
Western Atlantic
Martesia striata
Cosmopolitan tropical
Western Atlantic
Martesia striata
Cosmopolitan tropical
Ecology
General:
Martesia cuneiformis is a wood-boring bivalve, with a well-developed external shell (Abbott 1974)
Food:
Phytoplankton, detritus
Trophic Status:
Suspension Feeder
SusFedHabitats
| General Habitat | Coarse Woody Debris | None |
| General Habitat | Marinas & Docks | None |
| General Habitat | Vessel Hull | None |
| General Habitat | Mangroves | None |
| Salinity Range | Polyhaline | 18-30 PSU |
| Salinity Range | Euhaline | 30-40 PSU |
| Tidal Range | Subtidal | None |
| Vertical Habitat | Epibenthic | None |
Tolerances and Life History Parameters
| Minimum Salinity (‰) | 25 | Castagna and Chanley 1973 |
| Minimum Duration | 35 | From fertilization to 50% hatch of larvae (Mann and Gallagher 1984) |
| Minimum Length (mm) | 13 | Abbott 1974 |
| Maximum Length (mm) | 18 | Abbott 1974 |
| Broad Temperature Range | None | Warm temperate-Tropical |
| Broad Salinity Range | None | Polyhaline-Euhaline |
General Impacts
Regional Distribution Map
| Bioregion | Region Name | Year | Invasion Status | Population Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR-IV | None | 0 | Native | Estab |
| CAR-VII | Cape Hatteras to Mid-East Florida | 0 | Native | Estab |
| CAR-I | Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida | 0 | Native | Estab |
| CAR-III | None | 0 | Native | Estab |
| SA-III | None | 0 | Native | Estab |
| CAR-V | None | 0 | Native | Estab |
| SEP-H | None | 1948 | Def | Failed |
| CAR-II | None | 0 | Native | Estab |
| NA-ET3 | Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras | 0 | Native | Unk |
| PAN_PAC | Panama Pacific Coast | 1948 | Def | Failed |
| PAN_CAR | Panama Caribbean Coast | 0 | Native | Estab |
Occurrence Map
| OCC_ID | Author | Year | Date | Locality | Status | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|
References
Abbott, R. Tucker (1974) American Seashells, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. Pp. <missing location>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2002-2024a Malacology Collection Search. <missing URL>
Cohen, Andrew N. (2006) Bridging divides: Maritime canals as invasion corridors., Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. Pp. 127-206
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology 2008-2021 Museum of Comparative Zoology Collections database- Malacology Collection. <missing URL>
Mann, Roger; Gallager, Scott M. (1984) Physiology of the wood boring mollusc Martesia cuneiformis Say, Biological Bulletin 166: 167-177
U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002-2021 Invertebrate Zoology Collections Database. http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/iz/