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Corbicula (Cyanocyclas) chilensis T. Soot-Ryen, 1953 †
1517202 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1517202)
unaccepted > superseded combination
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Soot-Ryen, T. (1953). New tertiary pelecypods from Punta Arenas. <em>Arkiv för zoologi, Ser. 2.</em> 4(15): 307-310.
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Type locality contained in Magellanes
, Note From a shell bank in the bay near Punta...
type locality contained in Magellanes [details]
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Type locality From a shell bank in the bay near Punta Arenas, on the Magellan Strait, Chile [details]
Fossil range Age uncertain: Originally indicated as Tertiary and probably Eocene by Soot-Ryen (1953), but Parodiz (1969) argued for an...
Fossil range Age uncertain: Originally indicated as Tertiary and probably Eocene by Soot-Ryen (1953), but Parodiz (1969) argued for an Oligocene age. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Corbicula (Cyanocyclas) chilensis T. Soot-Ryen, 1953 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1517202 on 2025-09-10
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Soot-Ryen, T. (1953). New tertiary pelecypods from Punta Arenas. <em>Arkiv för zoologi, Ser. 2.</em> 4(15): 307-310.
page(s): 309, pl. 1, figs 5-7 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 309, pl. 1, figs 5-7 [details] Available for editors





From editor or global species database
Fossil range Age uncertain: Originally indicated as Tertiary and probably Eocene by Soot-Ryen (1953), but Parodiz (1969) argued for an Oligocene age. [details]Type locality From a shell bank in the bay near Punta Arenas, on the Magellan Strait, Chile [details]