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Turcmena G. I. Popov, 1956 †
1496760 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1496760)
accepted
Genus
Turcmena vulgata G. I. Popov, 1956 † accepted as Turcmena turkmena (Andrusov, 1923) † (type by original designation)
Hyrcania V. P. Kolesnikov, 1950 † · unaccepted (junior homonym of Hyrcania...)
junior homonym of Hyrcania Monterosato, 1894 [Gastropoda]; synonym
Hyrcania (Azeridacna) Sultanov, 1963 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hyrcania (Chazaridacna) Sultanov, 1963 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Irinia G. I. Popov, 1956 † · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Turkmena [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Turcmena aliatica (Sultanov, 1963) †
- Species Turcmena andrussowi (Sultanov, 1963) †
- Species Turcmena apscheronica (A. A. Ali-Zade & Mamed'yarova, 1967) †
- Species Turcmena bosdagensis (Sultanov, 1963) †
- Species Turcmena distorta (G. I. Popov, 1956) †
- Species Turcmena intermedia (Eichwald, 1841) †
- Species Turcmena kolessnikovi (G. I. Popov, 1952) †
- Species Turcmena loerentheyi (Andrusov, 1923) †
- Species Turcmena major (Andrusov, 1923) †
- Species Turcmena praecatilla (Sultanov, 1963) †
- Species Turcmena schirvanica (A. A. Ali-Zade & Aleskerov, 1969) †
- Species Turcmena turkmena (Andrusov, 1923) †
- Species Turcmena planicostata G. I. Popov, 1956 † accepted as Didacnoides deltocurtus (G. I. Popov, 1953) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Turcmena vulgata G. I. Popov, 1956 † accepted as Turcmena turkmena (Andrusov, 1923) † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
fossil only
feminine
Popov, G. I. (1956). O dvukh novykh rodakh apsheronskikh mollyuskov [On two new genera of Apsheronian mollusks]. <em>Trudy Instituta Geologii Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoy SSR.</em> 1: 360-397.
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Note Popov cited the type species as "Turcmena...
Type species Popov cited the type species as "Turcmena vulgata (Andrus.)", listing in synonymy Didacna turcmena [sic] Andrusov, 1923. Andrusov never established the name vulgata, which may have been introduced by Popov to avoid tautonymy (?). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turcmena G. I. Popov, 1956 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1496760 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Popov, G. I. (1956). O dvukh novykh rodakh apsheronskikh mollyuskov [On two new genera of Apsheronian mollusks]. <em>Trudy Instituta Geologii Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoy SSR.</em> 1: 360-397.
page(s): 365 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Hyrcania V. P. Kolesnikov, 1950 †) Kolesnikov, V.P. (1950). Paleontologija SSSR. Tom X, Chast' 3, Vyp. 12: Akchagyl'skie i apsheronskie molliuski. Izdatel'stvo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva, Leningrad, 259 pp.
page(s): 149 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Hyrcania (Azeridacna) Sultanov, 1963 †) Sultanov, K.M. (1963). Apsheronskiy yarus Azerbaydzhana [The Apsheronian stage in Azerbaijan]. <em>Azerneshr, Baku.</em> 233 pp.
page(s): 215 [details]
original description (of Hyrcania (Chazaridacna) Sultanov, 1963 †) Sultanov, K.M. (1963). Apsheronskiy yarus Azerbaydzhana [The Apsheronian stage in Azerbaijan]. <em>Azerneshr, Baku.</em> 233 pp.
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Irinia G. I. Popov, 1956 †) Popov, G. I. (1956). O dvukh novykh rodakh apsheronskikh mollyuskov [On two new genera of Apsheronian mollusks]. <em>Trudy Instituta Geologii Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoy SSR.</em> 1: 360-397.
page(s): 374 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Nevesskaja, L. A.; Popov, S. V.; Goncharova, I. A.; Guzhov, A. V.; Yanin, B. T.; Polubotko, I. V.; Biakov, A. S.; Gavrilova, V. A. (2013). Phanerozoic Bivalvia of Russia and surrounding countries [Двустворчатые моллюски России и сопредельных стран в фанерозое]. <em>Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk / Transactions of the Paleontological Institute.</em> 294: 1-524.
page(s): 365 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 365 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Hyrcania V. P. Kolesnikov, 1950 †) Kolesnikov, V.P. (1950). Paleontologija SSSR. Tom X, Chast' 3, Vyp. 12: Akchagyl'skie i apsheronskie molliuski. Izdatel'stvo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva, Leningrad, 259 pp.
page(s): 149 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Hyrcania (Azeridacna) Sultanov, 1963 †) Sultanov, K.M. (1963). Apsheronskiy yarus Azerbaydzhana [The Apsheronian stage in Azerbaijan]. <em>Azerneshr, Baku.</em> 233 pp.
page(s): 215 [details]
original description (of Hyrcania (Chazaridacna) Sultanov, 1963 †) Sultanov, K.M. (1963). Apsheronskiy yarus Azerbaydzhana [The Apsheronian stage in Azerbaijan]. <em>Azerneshr, Baku.</em> 233 pp.
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Irinia G. I. Popov, 1956 †) Popov, G. I. (1956). O dvukh novykh rodakh apsheronskikh mollyuskov [On two new genera of Apsheronian mollusks]. <em>Trudy Instituta Geologii Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoy SSR.</em> 1: 360-397.
page(s): 374 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Nevesskaja, L. A.; Popov, S. V.; Goncharova, I. A.; Guzhov, A. V.; Yanin, B. T.; Polubotko, I. V.; Biakov, A. S.; Gavrilova, V. A. (2013). Phanerozoic Bivalvia of Russia and surrounding countries [Двустворчатые моллюски России и сопредельных стран в фанерозое]. <em>Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk / Transactions of the Paleontological Institute.</em> 294: 1-524.
page(s): 365 [details] Available for editors

From editor or global species database
Type species Popov cited the type species as "Turcmena vulgata (Andrus.)", listing in synonymy Didacna turcmena [sic] Andrusov, 1923. Andrusov never established the name vulgata, which may have been introduced by Popov to avoid tautonymy (?). [details]