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Protocardia keenae C. S. P. Singh & Rai, 1980 †

1823032  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1823032)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Cardiida (Order)
  10. Cardioidea (Superfamily)
  11. Cardiidae (Family)
  12. Protocardiinae † (Subfamily)
  13. Protocardia † (Genus)
  14. Protocardia keenae † (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Singh, C. S. P.; Rai, J. N. (1980). Bathonian-Callovian fauna of western Bela Island (Kutch): Pt. I - Bivalve families Cardiidae, Neomiodontidae and Corbulidae. <em>Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India.</em> 23-24: 71-80. Lucknow. [details] 
Type locality contained in India  
type locality contained in India (origin: native) [details]
, Note Bela Island, Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Bela Island, Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986).  
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Protocardia keenae C. S. P. Singh & Rai, 1980 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1823032 on 2025-09-11
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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Singh, C. S. P.; Rai, J. N. (1980). Bathonian-Callovian fauna of western Bela Island (Kutch): Pt. I - Bivalve families Cardiidae, Neomiodontidae and Corbulidae. <em>Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India.</em> 23-24: 71-80. Lucknow. [details] 

additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 52, pl. S128 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986). [details]

Type locality Bela Island, Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat [details]
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