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Avicula tessellata J. Phillips, 1836 †
1805958 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1805958)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Avicula Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Pteria Scopoli, 1777
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
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): 211, pl. 6, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 211, pl. 6, fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Avicula tessellata J. Phillips, 1836 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1805958 on 2025-09-11
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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): 211, pl. 6, fig. 6 [details]
status source Amler, M. R. W.; Thomas, E.; Weber, K. M.; Wehking, S. (1990). Bivalven des höchsten Oberdevons im Bergischen Land (Strunium; nördliches Rhein. Schiefergebirge). <em>Geologica et Palaeontologica.</em> 24: 41-63.
page(s): 49; note: considered a potential senior synonym of Newellipecten? austeni (F. A. Roemer, 1855); misspelt as "tesselata" [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 211, pl. 6, fig. 6 [details]
status source Amler, M. R. W.; Thomas, E.; Weber, K. M.; Wehking, S. (1990). Bivalven des höchsten Oberdevons im Bergischen Land (Strunium; nördliches Rhein. Schiefergebirge). <em>Geologica et Palaeontologica.</em> 24: 41-63.
page(s): 49; note: considered a potential senior synonym of Newellipecten? austeni (F. A. Roemer, 1855); misspelt as "tesselata" [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
