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Natica elegans J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 †
1494322 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1494322)
accepted
Species
- Variety Natica elegans var. brevis Gerasimov, 1955 † accepted as Ampullospira brevis (Gerasimov, 1955) † (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, James de Carle. (1836). Descriptive notes respecting the shells figured in Plates XI to XXIII. In: Fitton, W.H. Observations on some of the strata between the Chalk and the Oxford Oolite, in the South-east of England. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, ser. 2.</em> 4(2): 335-349 (Appendix A)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36206436
page(s): p. 347, pl. 23, fig. 3. [details]
page(s): p. 347, pl. 23, fig. 3. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Natica elegans J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1494322 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, James de Carle. (1836). Descriptive notes respecting the shells figured in Plates XI to XXIII. In: Fitton, W.H. Observations on some of the strata between the Chalk and the Oxford Oolite, in the South-east of England. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, ser. 2.</em> 4(2): 335-349 (Appendix A)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36206436
page(s): p. 347, pl. 23, fig. 3. [details]
basis of record Gerasimov P.A. (1955). The Mesozoic index fossils from the central region of the European part of the USSR. Volume 1. Lamellibranchiata, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda and Brachiopoda of the Jurassic Beds. <em>Ministry for Geology & Mining of the USSR, Moscow.</em> 380 pp. [in Russian].
page(s): 180, pl. 41, figs. 11-17 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): p. 347, pl. 23, fig. 3. [details]
basis of record Gerasimov P.A. (1955). The Mesozoic index fossils from the central region of the European part of the USSR. Volume 1. Lamellibranchiata, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda and Brachiopoda of the Jurassic Beds. <em>Ministry for Geology & Mining of the USSR, Moscow.</em> 380 pp. [in Russian].
page(s): 180, pl. 41, figs. 11-17 [details] Available for editors
[request]