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Platyceras vetusta (J. De C. Sowerby, 1829) †
1662214 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1662214)
accepted
Species
Acroculia vetusta (J. De C. Sowerby, 1829) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Capulus angustus (de Koninck, 1883) † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pileopsis angustus J. Phillips, 1836 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pileopsis vetusta J. De C. Sowerby, 1829 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Platyceras vetustum (J. de C. Sowerby, 1829) † · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Pileopsis vetusta J. De C. Sowerby, 1829 †) Sowerby, J. De C. (1826-1835). 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. VI. London, privately published, pp. 1-230 + index [231-235], pls 504-609. [pp. 1-86, pls 504-545 (1826); pp. 87-156, pls 546-580 (1827); pp. 157-200, pls 581-597 (1828); pp. 201-230, pls 598-609, index pp. 231-235 (1829); systematical index (1835)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50339
page(s): 223-224, pl. 607, figs 1-3 [details]
page(s): 223-224, pl. 607, figs 1-3 [details]
Note Ireland, Queens County
Type locality Ireland, Queens County [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Platyceras vetusta (J. De C. Sowerby, 1829) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1662214 on 2025-09-12
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(of Pileopsis vetusta J. De C. Sowerby, 1829 †) Sowerby, J. De C. (1826-1835). 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. VI. London, privately published, pp. 1-230 + index [231-235], pls 504-609. [pp. 1-86, pls 504-545 (1826); pp. 87-156, pls 546-580 (1827); pp. 157-200, pls 581-597 (1828); pp. 201-230, pls 598-609, index pp. 231-235 (1829); systematical index (1835)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50339
page(s): 223-224, pl. 607, figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Pileopsis angustus J. Phillips, 1836 †) Phillips, J. (1836). Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or a Description of the Strata and Organic Remains: accompanied by a geological map, sections and diagrams, and figures of the fossils. Part II. The Mountain Limestone District. J. Murray, London, XX + 253 pp. + 25 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53044151
page(s): 224, pl. 14, figs. 20 [details]
page(s): 223-224, pl. 607, figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Pileopsis angustus J. Phillips, 1836 †) Phillips, J. (1836). Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or a Description of the Strata and Organic Remains: accompanied by a geological map, sections and diagrams, and figures of the fossils. Part II. The Mountain Limestone District. J. Murray, London, XX + 253 pp. + 25 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53044151
page(s): 224, pl. 14, figs. 20 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Ireland, Queens County [details]
