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Naiadites obesus (Etheridge, 1878) †
1698051 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1698051)
accepted
Species
Anthracoptera obesa Etheridge, 1878 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Myalina modioliformis T. Brown, 1849 sensu Kirkby, 1880 † · unaccepted > misapplication
Myalina trigonalis Etheridge, 1876 † · unaccepted (suppressed under plenary powers...)
suppressed under plenary powers for the purpose of priority but not homonymy; synonym
Naiadites obesa (Etheridge, 1878) † · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
fossil only
(of Anthracoptera obesa Etheridge, 1878 †) Etheridge, R. Jr. (1878). On our Present Knowledge of the Invertebrate Fauna of the Lower Carboniferous or Calciferous Sandstone Series of the Edinburgh Neighbourhood, especially of that Division known as the Wardie Shales; and on the First Appearance of certain Species in these Beds. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society.</em> 34: 1-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38635497
page(s): 12-13, pl. 1, figs 12, 13 (& 14?) [details]
page(s): 12-13, pl. 1, figs 12, 13 (& 14?) [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naiadites obesus (Etheridge, 1878) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1698051 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Myalina trigonalis Etheridge, 1876 †) Etheridge, R. Jr. (1876). Notes on Carboniferous Lamellibranchata. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 96-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295219
page(s): 103-104, pl. 4, fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Anthracoptera obesa Etheridge, 1878 †) Etheridge, R. Jr. (1878). On our Present Knowledge of the Invertebrate Fauna of the Lower Carboniferous or Calciferous Sandstone Series of the Edinburgh Neighbourhood, especially of that Division known as the Wardie Shales; and on the First Appearance of certain Species in these Beds. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society.</em> 34: 1-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38635497
page(s): 12-13, pl. 1, figs 12, 13 (& 14?) [details]
basis of record Wilson, R. B. (1962). A revision of the Scottish Carboniferous lamellibranch species erected by R. Etheridge jun. <em>Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.</em> 19: 53-72., available online at https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B04476
page(s): 62 [details]
additional source Wilson, R. B. (1960). Proposed use of the Plenary Powers to suppress the specific name <i>trigonalis</i> R. Etheridge jun., 1876, as published in the binomen <i>Myalina? trigonalis</i> (Class Pelecypoda). <em>The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 17: 351-352. [details]
additional source Trueman, A. E.; Weir, J. (1946-1968). A Monograph of British Carboniferous non-marine Lamellibranchia. 13 parts. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London. Palaeontographical Society London, London, 449 pp. [Part I (1946), Part II (1947, Part III (1947), Part IV (1948), Part V (1951), Part VI (1952), Part VII (1954), Part VIII (1955, Part IX (1956); by Weir only, Part X (1960), Part XI (1966), Part II (1967), Part XIII (1968)].
page(s): 261-264, 425, pl. 31, figs 14-29, 43 [details]
page(s): 103-104, pl. 4, fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Anthracoptera obesa Etheridge, 1878 †) Etheridge, R. Jr. (1878). On our Present Knowledge of the Invertebrate Fauna of the Lower Carboniferous or Calciferous Sandstone Series of the Edinburgh Neighbourhood, especially of that Division known as the Wardie Shales; and on the First Appearance of certain Species in these Beds. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society.</em> 34: 1-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38635497
page(s): 12-13, pl. 1, figs 12, 13 (& 14?) [details]
basis of record Wilson, R. B. (1962). A revision of the Scottish Carboniferous lamellibranch species erected by R. Etheridge jun. <em>Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.</em> 19: 53-72., available online at https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B04476
page(s): 62 [details]
additional source Wilson, R. B. (1960). Proposed use of the Plenary Powers to suppress the specific name <i>trigonalis</i> R. Etheridge jun., 1876, as published in the binomen <i>Myalina? trigonalis</i> (Class Pelecypoda). <em>The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 17: 351-352. [details]
additional source Trueman, A. E.; Weir, J. (1946-1968). A Monograph of British Carboniferous non-marine Lamellibranchia. 13 parts. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society London. Palaeontographical Society London, London, 449 pp. [Part I (1946), Part II (1947, Part III (1947), Part IV (1948), Part V (1951), Part VI (1952), Part VII (1954), Part VIII (1955, Part IX (1956); by Weir only, Part X (1960), Part XI (1966), Part II (1967), Part XIII (1968)].
page(s): 261-264, 425, pl. 31, figs 14-29, 43 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
