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Miltha H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
464037 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464037)
accepted
Genus
Lucina childrenae Gray, 1825 accepted as Miltha childrenae (Gray, 1825) (type by monotypy)
Lucina (Miltha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 · unaccepted (original rank)
Miltha (Miltha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Phacoides (Miltha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 · unaccepted
- Species Miltha agilis H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 †
- Species Miltha caloosaensis (Dall, 1898) †
- Species Miltha carmenae H. E. Vokes, 1969 †
- Species Miltha childrenae (Gray, 1825)
- Species Miltha chipolana (Dall, 1903) †
- Species Miltha dennanti R. W. T. Wilkens, 1962 †
- Species Miltha flindersiana Singleton & N. H. Woods, 1934 †
- Species Miltha grandis (N. H. Woods, 1931) †
- Species Miltha hamptonensis Ludbrook, 1969 †
- Species Miltha hora (Cotton, 1947) †
- Species Miltha lindsayi Ludbrook, 1969 †
- Species Miltha merangiana (K. Martin, 1922) †
- Species Miltha montensis (Cossmann, 1908) †
- Species Miltha nullarborensis Ludbrook, 1969 †
- Species Miltha romaniae Kiel, Sami & Taviani, 2023 †
- Species Miltha turneri (Stanton, 1896) †
- Species Miltha vidali (R. A. Philippi, 1887) †
- Species Miltha xantusi (Dall, 1905)
- Subgenus Miltha (Eomiltha) Cossmann, 1912 † accepted as Eomiltha Cossmann, 1912 † (original rank)
- Species Miltha (Eomiltha) contorta (Defrance, 1823) † accepted as Eomiltha contorta (Defrance, 1823) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Eomiltha) cuvieri (Bayan, 1873) † accepted as Eomiltha cuvieri (Bayan, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Eomiltha) neuvillei Cossmann, 1921 † accepted as Retrolucina neuvillei (Cossmann, 1921) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Miltha (Megaxinus) Brugnone, 1880 accepted as Megaxinus Brugnone, 1880 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Miltha (Megaxinus) incrassata (Du Bois de Montpéreux, 1831) † accepted as Megaxinus incrassatus (Du Bois de Montpereux, 1831) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Megaxinus) subgibbosula (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † accepted as Megaxinus transversus (Bronn, 1831) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Miltha (Miltha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 accepted as Miltha H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Miltha) consobrina (Deshayes, 1857) † accepted as Pterolucina consobrina (Deshayes, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Miltha) montensis (Cossmann, 1908) † accepted as Miltha montensis (Cossmann, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Miltha) carmenae H. E. Vokes, 1969 † represented as Miltha carmenae H. E. Vokes, 1969 †
- Subgenus Miltha (Milthoidea) Marwick, 1931 accepted as Milthoidea Marwick, 1931 †
- Species Miltha (Milthoidea) grandis (N. H. Woods, 1931) † accepted as Milthoidea hora Cotton, 1947 † accepted as Miltha hora (Cotton, 1947) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Miltha (Plastomiltha) R. B. Stewart, 1930 † accepted as Plastomiltha R. B. Stewart, 1930 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Miltha (Pseudomiltha) P. Fischer, 1887 † accepted as Pseudomiltha P. Fischer, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Pseudomiltha) gigantea (Deshayes, 1825) † accepted as Pseudomiltha gigantea (Deshayes, 1825) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Miltha (Recticardo) Cossmann, 1908 † accepted as Recticardo Cossmann, 1908 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Miltha (Recticardo) dolloi (Cossmann, 1908) † accepted as Recticardo dolloi (Cossmann, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Recticardo) hannonica (É. Vincent, 1930) † accepted as Recticardo hannonica (É. Vincent, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Recticardo) rutoti (Cossmann, 1908) † accepted as Recticardo rutoti (Cossmann, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Recticardo) solvayi (É. Vincent, 1930) † accepted as Recticardo solvayi (É. Vincent, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha (Recticardo) supracretacea (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † accepted as Recticardo supracretacea (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Miltha (Saxolucina) R. B. Stewart, 1930 † accepted as Saxolucina R. B. Stewart, 1930 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Miltha (Saxolucina) passelecqui (É. Vincent, 1930) † accepted as Saxolucina passelecqui (É. Vincent, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha avitensis Cossmann & Peyrot, 1912 † accepted as Gibbolucina avitensis (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1912) † (original combination)
- Species Miltha dolloi (Cossmann, 1908) † accepted as Recticardo dolloi (Cossmann, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha dosiniformis P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1921 † accepted as Miltha neozelanica P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1921 † accepted as Milthoidea neozelanica (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1921) † (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Miltha hannonica (É. Vincent, 1930) † accepted as Recticardo hannonica (É. Vincent, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha incrassata (Du Bois de Montpereux, 1831) † accepted as Megaxinus incrassatus (Du Bois de Montpereux, 1831) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha kolesnikovi Merklin & Nevesskaja, 1955 † accepted as Pterolucina schencki Chavan, 1942 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Miltha neozelanica P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1921 † accepted as Milthoidea neozelanica (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1921) † (superseded combination)
- Species Miltha parki P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1921 † accepted as Tapes parki (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1923) † (superseded combination)
- Species Miltha rutoti (Cossmann, 1908) † accepted as Recticardo rutoti (Cossmann, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha solvayi (É. Vincent, 1930) † accepted as Recticardo solvayi (É. Vincent, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Miltha supracretacea (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † accepted as Recticardo supracretacea (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Miltha (Matanziella) Frassinetti, 1978 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Miltha (Matanziella) vidali (R. A. Philippi, 1887) † represented as Miltha vidali (R. A. Philippi, 1887) †
- Species Miltha pacifica Olsson, 1932 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
(of Lucina (Miltha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
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(of Lucina (Miltha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): 2: 468 [details]
basis of record Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). <i>Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae</i>. London: The Ray Society [Publication 182]. 319 pp.
page(s): 168 [details]
additional source Korobkov, I.A. (1954). Справочник и методическое руководство по третичным моллюскам: пластинчатожаберные [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs: Lamellibranchiata]. Gosudarstvennoye nauchno-tekhnicheskoye izdatel'stvo neftyanoy i gorno-toplivnoy literatury, Leningrad, 444 pp., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/books/6177
page(s): 84 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 2: 468 [details]
basis of record Taylor J. & Glover E. (2021). <i>Biology, evolution and generic review of the chemosymbiotic bivalve family Lucinidae</i>. London: The Ray Society [Publication 182]. 319 pp.
page(s): 168 [details]
additional source Korobkov, I.A. (1954). Справочник и методическое руководство по третичным моллюскам: пластинчатожаберные [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs: Lamellibranchiata]. Gosudarstvennoye nauchno-tekhnicheskoye izdatel'stvo neftyanoy i gorno-toplivnoy literatury, Leningrad, 444 pp., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/books/6177
page(s): 84 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]



