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Cleionychia cancellosa (J. Hall, 1861) †
1792856 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1792856)
accepted
Species
Ambonychia cancellosa J. Hall, 1861 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ambonychia lamellosa [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Cleionychia lamellosa [sic] † · unaccepted (based on a misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Ambonychia cancellosa J. Hall, 1861 †) Hall, J. (1861). Report of the Superintendent of the Geological Survey, exhibiting the progress of the work [including descriptions of new species offossils from the investigations of the survey]. Madison, 52 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41155657
page(s): 31-33 [details]
page(s): 31-33 [details]
Type locality contained in Wisconsin
type locality contained in Wisconsin [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status This combination does not exist as such in the literature, the species is usually referred to as Cleionychia lamellosa...
Status This combination does not exist as such in the literature, the species is usually referred to as Cleionychia lamellosa (Hall, 1862). However, this name is based on a misspelling. Hall (1862) listed Ambonychia lamellosa referring to an earlier publication of his where the name is given as Ambonychia cancellosa, yet without explanation. Pojeta (1966) considered that, despite the lack of evidence, the name change is "sufficient evidence that lamellosa was intended as a valid emendation of cancellosa. However, even if Hall had indeed that intention, it would be an unjustified emendation, since there is no objective reason (e.g. homonymy) for a name change. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cleionychia cancellosa (J. Hall, 1861) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1792856 on 2025-02-25
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(of Ambonychia cancellosa J. Hall, 1861 †) Hall, J. (1861). Report of the Superintendent of the Geological Survey, exhibiting the progress of the work [including descriptions of new species offossils from the investigations of the survey]. Madison, 52 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41155657
page(s): 31-33 [details]
additional source Pojeta, J., Jr. (1966). North American Ambonychiidae (Pelecypoda). <em>Palaeontographica Americana.</em> 5(36): 132-241, pls. 19-47.
page(s): 178, 179 [details]
page(s): 31-33 [details]
additional source Pojeta, J., Jr. (1966). North American Ambonychiidae (Pelecypoda). <em>Palaeontographica Americana.</em> 5(36): 132-241, pls. 19-47.
page(s): 178, 179 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Status This combination does not exist as such in the literature, the species is usually referred to as Cleionychia lamellosa (Hall, 1862). However, this name is based on a misspelling. Hall (1862) listed Ambonychia lamellosa referring to an earlier publication of his where the name is given as Ambonychia cancellosa, yet without explanation. Pojeta (1966) considered that, despite the lack of evidence, the name change is "sufficient evidence that lamellosa was intended as a valid emendation of cancellosa. However, even if Hall had indeed that intention, it would be an unjustified emendation, since there is no objective reason (e.g. homonymy) for a name change. [details]
