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Valenciennesia elliptica Hanganu, 1961 †
1614352 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1614352)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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fossil only
Hanganu, E. (1961). Specii ale genului Valenciennesia întîlnite în Pliocenul dintre valea Teleajenului și valea Prahovei. Studii și Cercetări de Geologie. 6 (4), 639-651.
page(s): 646, pl. 2, fig. 9a, b [details]
page(s): 646, pl. 2, fig. 9a, b [details]
Type locality contained in Romania
type locality contained in Romania [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Valenciennesia elliptica Hanganu, 1961 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1614352 on 2025-09-11
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Hanganu, E. (1961). Specii ale genului Valenciennesia întîlnite în Pliocenul dintre valea Teleajenului și valea Prahovei. Studii și Cercetări de Geologie. 6 (4), 639-651.
page(s): 646, pl. 2, fig. 9a, b [details]
source of synonymy Taktakishvili, I.G. (1967). Istoricheskoye razvitiye semeystva valensiyenniid. Metsniyereba, Tbilisi, 192 pp.
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page(s): 646, pl. 2, fig. 9a, b [details]
source of synonymy Taktakishvili, I.G. (1967). Istoricheskoye razvitiye semeystva valensiyenniid. Metsniyereba, Tbilisi, 192 pp.
page(s): 29 [details] Available for editors





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Synonymy Taktakishvili (1967) synonymized Valenciennius ponticus Sukhova, 1955 and Valenciennesia elliptica Hanganu, 1961, but for whatever reason (perhaps because Sukhova's description was short and it lacked illustrations), he chose the younger name. [details]