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Sphaerium tumidula (S. V. Wood, 1877) †
1592406 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1592406)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Cyclas tumidula S. V. Wood, 1877 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Sphaerium exiguum "(S. V. Wood, 1847)" † · unaccepted
fossil only
(of Cyclas tumidula S. V. Wood, 1877 †) Wood, S.V. (1877). A Monograph of the Eocene Bivalves of England. Volume I. Supplement. Palaeontographical Society, London, 24 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13658619
page(s): 19, pl. B, fig. 4a, b [details]
page(s): 19, pl. B, fig. 4a, b [details]
Type locality contained in Isle of Wight
type locality contained in Isle of Wight [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status Taxon not discussed in the literature of the 20th and 21st century. Status uncertain!
Status Taxon not discussed in the literature of the 20th and 21st century. Status uncertain! [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sphaerium tumidula (S. V. Wood, 1877) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1592406 on 2025-09-12
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(of Cyclas tumidula S. V. Wood, 1877 †) Wood, S.V. (1877). A Monograph of the Eocene Bivalves of England. Volume I. Supplement. Palaeontographical Society, London, 24 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13658619
page(s): 19, pl. B, fig. 4a, b [details]
page(s): 19, pl. B, fig. 4a, b [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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New combination Combination implied by Newton (1891), who used an earlier, unavailable name (Sphaerium exiguum, based on "Cyclas exigua" of Wood 1847, a nomen nudum). Wood (1877) later described Cyclas tumidula, tentatively discussing his earlier record as a potential synonym. [details]Status Taxon not discussed in the literature of the 20th and 21st century. Status uncertain! [details]
