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Nucula acuta J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †
1793041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1793041)
uncertain > unassessed (homonym of Nucula acuta Conrad, 1832)
Species
- Variety Nucula acuta var. imbricata Portlock, 1843 † accepted as Concavodonta imbricata (Portlock, 1843) † (superseded rank and combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Fossil shells from the coal-measures described and engraved by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby, F.L.S. In: Prestwich, J. The Geology Of Coalbrook Dale. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 5: pls. XXXIX and XL., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236109
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nucula acuta J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1793041 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Fossil shells from the coal-measures described and engraved by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby, F.L.S. In: Prestwich, J. The Geology Of Coalbrook Dale. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 5: pls. XXXIX and XL., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236109
page(s): pl. 39, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Finlay, H. J. (1927). New specific names for Austral Mollusca. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 488-533.
page(s): 521-522 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 39, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Finlay, H. J. (1927). New specific names for Austral Mollusca. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 488-533.
page(s): 521-522 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
