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Cyrena cuneiformis (J. Sowerby, 1817) †
1559612 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1559612)
unaccepted > superseded combination (genus is a junior synonym)
Species
fossil only
(of Cyclas cuneiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 †) Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 140, pl. 162, figs 2, 3 [details]
page(s): 140, pl. 162, figs 2, 3 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
, Note "Headen Hill [= Headon Hill, Isle of Wight,...
type locality contained in Great Britain [details]
Type locality "Headen Hill [= Headon Hill, Isle of Wight, UK], Envir. de Soissons [Aisne, France]" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cyrena cuneiformis (J. Sowerby, 1817) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1559612 on 2025-09-10
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(of Cyclas cuneiformis J. Sowerby, 1817 †) Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 140, pl. 162, figs 2, 3 [details]
basis of record Deshayes, G. P. (1824-1837). <i>Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris</i>. Paris, published by the author. Vol 1 (Bivalvia): pp. 1-80, pls 1-11 [1824], 81-170, pls 12-29 [1825], 171-238, pls 30-36 [1829], 239-322, pls 37-46 [1830], 323-392 [1832]; vol. 2: pp. 1-80, pls 1-8 [1824], 81-146, pls 9-17 [1825], 147-290, pls 18-40 [1832], 291-426, pls 41-61 [1833], 427-498, pls 62-78 [1834], 499-780, pls 79-106 [1835], 781-814 [1837]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/52303
page(s): 122-123, pl. 19, figs 1, 2, 20, 21 [details]
additional source Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1819-1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. <em>J.-B. Bailliere, Paris.</em> Tome deuxième, première partie. Livraison 1: [3 pp. = dedication], i-xvi (= Préface) (6-III-1819); livr. 2: 1-16 (5-VI-1819); livr. 3: 17-56 (10-VII-1819); livr. 4: 57-72 (18-IX-1819); livr. 5: 73-96 (4-XII-1819); livr. 7: 97-128 (17-VI-1820); livr. 9: xvi pp. (= Explication des planches du premier volume) (6-IV-1821); livr. 17: v pp. (= Explication des planches supplémentaires et de celles qui ne font pas partie du premier volume) (2-XI-1822); livr. 19/21: 96a-z, 96α-λ (27-IX-1823); livr. 22/27: iv pp. (= Explication des planches des livraisons XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI et XXVII) (4-VIII-1832). – Paris (J.-B. Baillière). Note: continued by G.-P. Deshayes (1839-1851). Explication des planches not included in BHL copy., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52469779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52543927
page(s): Livr. 19, unnumbered pl. ("Fossiles genre Cyrène"), fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 140, pl. 162, figs 2, 3 [details]
basis of record Deshayes, G. P. (1824-1837). <i>Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris</i>. Paris, published by the author. Vol 1 (Bivalvia): pp. 1-80, pls 1-11 [1824], 81-170, pls 12-29 [1825], 171-238, pls 30-36 [1829], 239-322, pls 37-46 [1830], 323-392 [1832]; vol. 2: pp. 1-80, pls 1-8 [1824], 81-146, pls 9-17 [1825], 147-290, pls 18-40 [1832], 291-426, pls 41-61 [1833], 427-498, pls 62-78 [1834], 499-780, pls 79-106 [1835], 781-814 [1837]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/52303
page(s): 122-123, pl. 19, figs 1, 2, 20, 21 [details]
additional source Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1819-1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. <em>J.-B. Bailliere, Paris.</em> Tome deuxième, première partie. Livraison 1: [3 pp. = dedication], i-xvi (= Préface) (6-III-1819); livr. 2: 1-16 (5-VI-1819); livr. 3: 17-56 (10-VII-1819); livr. 4: 57-72 (18-IX-1819); livr. 5: 73-96 (4-XII-1819); livr. 7: 97-128 (17-VI-1820); livr. 9: xvi pp. (= Explication des planches du premier volume) (6-IV-1821); livr. 17: v pp. (= Explication des planches supplémentaires et de celles qui ne font pas partie du premier volume) (2-XI-1822); livr. 19/21: 96a-z, 96α-λ (27-IX-1823); livr. 22/27: iv pp. (= Explication des planches des livraisons XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI et XXVII) (4-VIII-1832). – Paris (J.-B. Baillière). Note: continued by G.-P. Deshayes (1839-1851). Explication des planches not included in BHL copy., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52469779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52543927
page(s): Livr. 19, unnumbered pl. ("Fossiles genre Cyrène"), fig. 4 [details]
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Type locality "Headen Hill [= Headon Hill, Isle of Wight, UK], Envir. de Soissons [Aisne, France]" [details]
