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Anthracosia W. King, 1856 †
1480605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1480605)
accepted
Genus
Anthracosia beaniana W. King, 1856 † (type by original designation)
Carbonicola (Anthracosia) W. King, 1856 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Palaeomutela (Anthracosia) W. King, 1856 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Anthracosia acutella (W. B. Wright, 1929) †
- Species Anthracosia aquilinoides (B. I. Chernyshev, 1931) †
- Species Anthracosia atra (Trueman, 1929) †
- Species Anthracosia barkeri Leitch, 1947 †
- Species Anthracosia beaniana W. King, 1856 †
- Species Anthracosia bohemica Frič, 1901 †
- Species Anthracosia caledonica Trueman & Weir, 1951 †
- Species Anthracosia concinna (W. B. Wright, 1929) †
- Species Anthracosia cuneiformis (Hind, 1894) †
- Species Anthracosia disjuncta Trueman & Weir, 1951 †
- Species Anthracosia duponti (Hind, 1912) †
- Species Anthracosia fritschi Ax. Schmidt, 1905 †
- Species Anthracosia fulva (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) †
- Species Anthracosia jidoensis (Kobayashi, 1933) †
- Species Anthracosia lateralis (T. Brown, 1843) †
- Species Anthracosia nitida (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) †
- Species Anthracosia ovum Trueman & Weir, 1951 †
- Species Anthracosia phrygiana (W. B. Wright, 1929) †
- Species Anthracosia planitumida (Trueman, 1929) †
- Species Anthracosia regularis (Trueman, 1929) †
- Species Anthracosia retrotracta (W. B. Wright, 1929) †
- Species Anthracosia rubida (J. H. Davies & Trueman, 1927) †
- Species Anthracosia simulans Trueman & Weir, 1952 †
- Species Anthracosia subrecta Trueman & Weir, 1952 †
- Species Anthracosia aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1825) † accepted as Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthracosia berendti Achepohl, 1882 † accepted as Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia beyrichi Achepohl, 1881 † accepted as Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia bilboensis Kinahan, 1878 † accepted as Anthraconaia fabaformis (Kinahan, 1878) † (tentative subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia bradorica J. W. Dawson, 1868 † accepted as Carbonicola bradorica (J. W. Dawson, 1868) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthracosia cassiformis Achepohl, 1883 † accepted as Anthracosphaerium turgidum (T. Brown, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia caudata Achepohl, 1882 † accepted as Carbonicola robusta (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia concentrica Achepohl, 1883 † accepted as Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia crassa Achepohl, 1883 † accepted as Carbonicola robusta (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia decheni Achepohl, 1882 † accepted as Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia fabricii Achepohl, 1883 † accepted as Carbonicola acuta (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia geinitzi (Ludwig, 1861) † accepted as Unio geinitzi Ludwig, 1861 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthracosia goldfussi (Achepohl, 1880) † accepted as Anthraconaia williamsoni (T. Brown, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia goldfussiana (de Koninck, 1841) † accepted as Palaeomutela goldfussiana (de Koninck, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthracosia gracilis Achepohl, 1881 † accepted as Carbonicola acuta (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia harzi Achepohl, 1883 † accepted as Anthraconaia williamsoni (T. Brown, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia hauchecornei Achepohl, 1882 † accepted as Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia inostranzewi Amalitzky, 1886 † accepted as Palaeomutela inostranzewi (Amalitzky, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthracosia obscura Amalitzky, 1892 † accepted as Oligodontella obliqua (Amalitzky, 1892) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia ovata G. Wild, 1864 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Anthracosia oviformis Amalitzky, 1892 † accepted as Palaeomutela (Palaeanodonta) oviformis (Amalitzky, 1892) † represented as Palaeomutela oviformis (Amalitzky, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthracosia rectangularis Achepohl, 1882 † accepted as Carbonicola acuta (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia schlueteri Achepohl, 1882 † accepted as Carbonicola acuta (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia securiformis (Ludwig, 1860) † accepted as Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia serloi Achepohl, 1882 † accepted as Carbonicola aquilina (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia stegocephalum Geinitz, 1882 † accepted as Palaeomutela stegocephalum (Geinitz, 1882) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthracosia subnucleus Amalitzky, 1892 † accepted as Palaeomutela oviformis (Amalitzky, 1892) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia tellinaria (Goldfuss, 1837) † accepted as Carbonicola acuta (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia truncata Amalitzky, 1892 † accepted as Oligodontella obliqua (Amalitzky, 1892) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia venjukowi Amalitzky, 1892 † accepted as Oligodontella zitteli (Amalitzky, 1892) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Anthracosia weissiana Geinitz, 1867 † accepted as Anthraconaia weissiana (Geinitz, 1867) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthracosia brevis Achepohl, 1883 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Anthracosia faba (W. B. Wright, 1930) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Anthracosia kirnensis (Ludwig, 1863) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Anthracosia lowinsoni Amalitzky, 1892 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Anthracosia minima Achepohl, 1882 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Anthracosia minor Achepohl, 1882 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Anthracosia naviformis Achepohl, 1883 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Anthracosia ovalis Achepohl, 1882 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Anthracosia roemeri Achepohl, 1883 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Anthracosia thuringensis (Ludwig, 1861) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
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fossil only
King, W. (1856). On <i>Anthracosia</i>, a fossil genus of the family Unionidae. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2.</em> 17(97): 51-57, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22069646
page(s): 53-54 [details]
page(s): 53-54 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Anthracosia W. King, 1856 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1480605 on 2025-09-11
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original description
King, W. (1856). On <i>Anthracosia</i>, a fossil genus of the family Unionidae. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2.</em> 17(97): 51-57, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22069646
page(s): 53-54 [details]
page(s): 53-54 [details]
From editor or global species database
Authority Not available (nomen nudum) from King (1844, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 14: 313). [details]