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Ficus distans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) †
1598594 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1598594)
accepted
Species
Ficula distans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pyrula distans G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Pyrula distans G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 259, pl. 4, fig. 61 [details]
page(s): 259, pl. 4, fig. 61 [details]
Lectotype (of Pyrula distans G. B. Sowerby I, 1846)...
Lectotype (of Pyrula distans G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) NHMUK NHM-G26334, geounit Chile [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ficus distans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1598594 on 2025-05-20
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(of Pyrula distans G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 259, pl. 4, fig. 61 [details]
additional source Covacevich, V.; Frassinetti, D. (1980). El género Ficus en el Mioceno de Chile central con descripción de F. gayana sp. nov. <em>Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile.</em> 37: 281-294.
page(s): 289, fig. 3, 4, 4a-b, 5a-b, 10 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 259, pl. 4, fig. 61 [details]
additional source Covacevich, V.; Frassinetti, D. (1980). El género Ficus en el Mioceno de Chile central con descripción de F. gayana sp. nov. <em>Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile.</em> 37: 281-294.
page(s): 289, fig. 3, 4, 4a-b, 5a-b, 10 [details] Available for editors





Lectotype (of Pyrula distans G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) NHMUK NHM-G26334, geounit Chile [details]
Nontype USNM 447180, geounit Peru [details]