Molluscabase - Avicula rectangularis J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 †

MolluscaBase name details

Avicula rectangularis J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 †

AphiaID

1743874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1743874)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed

Rank

Species

Parent

Avicula Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Pteria Scopoli, 1777

Orig. name

Avicula rectangularis J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Sowerby, J. De C. (1839). Fossil shells in the lowest beds of the Old Red Sandstone, pl. 3. In: Murchison, R. I. (Ed.) The Silurian System, Founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermrthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford. Part II. John Murray, London, pp. 602-604., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847390
page(s): 603 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Avicula rectangularis J. De C. Sowerby, 1839 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1743874 on 2024-04-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-03-20 08:02:01Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Sowerby, J. De C. (1839). Fossil shells in the lowest beds of the Old Red Sandstone, pl. 3. In: Murchison, R. I. (Ed.) The Silurian System, Founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermrthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford. Part II. John Murray, London, pp. 602-604., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847390
page(s): 603 [details]