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Spondylus bostrychites Guppy, 1867 †
1438714 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438714)
accepted
Species
Spondylus bifrons G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 † · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Spondylus...)
junior homonym of Spondylus bifrons Münster, 1835; Spondylus bostrychites is a replacement name
Spondylus pinguisculus C. A. White, 1887 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Spondylus bostrychites var. chipolanus Dall, 1898 † accepted as Spondylus chipolanus Dall, 1898 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Guppy, R. J. L. (1867). On the Tertiary fossils of the West-Indies, with especial reference to the classification of the Kainozoic rocks of Trinidad. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 1(3): 145-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54074979
page(s): 164, 176 [details]
page(s): 164, 176 [details]
Type locality contained in Dominican Republic
type locality contained in Dominican Republic [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spondylus bostrychites Guppy, 1867 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438714 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Guppy, R. J. L. (1867). On the Tertiary fossils of the West-Indies, with especial reference to the classification of the Kainozoic rocks of Trinidad. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 1(3): 145-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54074979
page(s): 164, 176 [details]
original description (of Spondylus bifrons G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †) Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 53 [details]
original description (of Spondylus pinguisculus C. A. White, 1887 †) White, C. A. (1887). Contribuições à Paleontologia do Brasil. <em>Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro.</em> 7: 1-273, 27 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35497332
page(s): 47, pl. 9, figs 22, 23 [details]
basis of record Vokes, H. E.; Vokes, E. H. (1992). Neogene Paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic. 12. The Genus <i>Spondylus</i> (Bivalvia: Spondylidae). <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 102(339): 1-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10681489
page(s): 8-10, pl. 1, figs 1-3, pl. 2, fig. 1, textfig. 2 [details]
additional source Moore, E. J. (1987). Tertiary marine pelecypods of California and Baja California: Plicatulidae to Ostreidae. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 1228-C: 1-53, pls 1-34.
page(s): 8, pl. 2, fig. 2, pl. 3, fig. 2, pl. 9, figs 3, 9 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1873). On some new Tertiary fossils from Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(2): 72-88, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078030
page(s): 87 [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 257 [details]
page(s): 164, 176 [details]
original description (of Spondylus bifrons G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †) Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 53 [details]
original description (of Spondylus pinguisculus C. A. White, 1887 †) White, C. A. (1887). Contribuições à Paleontologia do Brasil. <em>Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro.</em> 7: 1-273, 27 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35497332
page(s): 47, pl. 9, figs 22, 23 [details]
basis of record Vokes, H. E.; Vokes, E. H. (1992). Neogene Paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic. 12. The Genus <i>Spondylus</i> (Bivalvia: Spondylidae). <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 102(339): 1-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10681489
page(s): 8-10, pl. 1, figs 1-3, pl. 2, fig. 1, textfig. 2 [details]
additional source Moore, E. J. (1987). Tertiary marine pelecypods of California and Baja California: Plicatulidae to Ostreidae. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 1228-C: 1-53, pls 1-34.
page(s): 8, pl. 2, fig. 2, pl. 3, fig. 2, pl. 9, figs 3, 9 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1873). On some new Tertiary fossils from Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(2): 72-88, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078030
page(s): 87 [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 257 [details]
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